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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 October 2026.

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

$1,390

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,390 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $631 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$631$562 to $832
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$759$631 to $933

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $759 · 10th to 90th $617 to $1,995Professionalmedian $631 · 10th to 90th $407 to $891
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $759professional $631

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$794.33
BCBS Montana
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,398.83
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$2,398.83
BCBS Montana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$831.76
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$5,754.40
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$831.76
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$1,000.00
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$1,000.00
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$5,754.40
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$851.14
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,445.44
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$3,162.28
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$977.24

Where Montana sits

The same service costs 4.7 times more in Colorado than in Montana. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Touch or drag across it to read any state, then open that state for its carriers and full range.

Physician feeFacility fee

Montana· 51st of 51

$1,390

$631 physician + $759 facility

CO $6,464MT $1,390

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.