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Drainage Of Deep Infection, Lower Leg Or Ankle

Montana 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?

$1,308

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,308 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $550 to the doctor who performs it, and $759 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$550$398 to $741
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$759$676 to $912

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $759 · 10th to 90th $617 to $1,047Professionalmedian $550 · 10th to 90th $363 to $912
$100.0$1.0K$10.0K$100.0Kfacility $759professional $550

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
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$912.01
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$64,565.42
Median
$75,857.76
Typical High
$91,201.08
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$831.76
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$616.60
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$891.25
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$954.99
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$954.99
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$1,047.13
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$1,047.13
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$5,888.44
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$977.24

Where Montana 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 feeMontana $1,308 · 49th 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.