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Drainage Of Deep Infection, Lower Leg Or Ankle

Mississippi rates for HCPCS 27603

This procedure surgically opens and drains a deep pocket of infection or trapped blood in the lower leg or ankle. It reaches below the surface layers into deeper soft tissue, rather than treating a shallow, surface-level problem. It is typically followed by wound care and antibiotics.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Drainage Of Deep Infection, Lower Leg Or Ankle cost?

$1,731

Typical total for the visit. In Mississippi, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,731 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $501 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,230 to the hospital or surgery center where it takes place. Done somewhere without a facility charge, you pay only the first.

These are rates insurers have negotiated with providers, not the amount a patient is billed. What you owe depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance. Based on rates published by 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$501$389 to $832
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,230$692 to $2,344

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,230 · 10th to 90th $457 to $4,467Professionalmedian $501 · 10th to 90th $347 to $1,047
$50.0$200.0$1.0K$5.0K$20.0Kfacility $1,230professional $501

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$1,819.70
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$1,047.13
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$691.83
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$1,288.25
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$1,230.27
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$2,818.38
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$954.99
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$5,754.40
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$1,096.48

Where Mississippi sits

The same service costs 7.6 times more in Indiana than in North Dakota. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Physician feeFacility feeMississippi $1,731 · 44th of 50
IN $9,811ND $1,296

Median negotiated rate in each state, from every insurer that publishes one. States where no insurer publishes a rate for this service are not shown.