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Drainage Of Deep Infection, Lower Leg Or Ankle

North Carolina 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?

$1,440

Typical total for the visit. In North Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,440 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $589 to the doctor who performs it, and $851 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$589$447 to $832
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$851$537 to $2,818

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $851 · 10th to 90th $417 to $6,918Professionalmedian $589 · 10th to 90th $380 to $1,175
$100.0$500.0$2.0K$10.0Kfacility $851professional $589

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
$524.81
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$7,244.36
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$1,071.52
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$645.65
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,584.89
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$1,621.81
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$1,412.54
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$2,187.76
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$1,122.02
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$1,258.93
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$977.24
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,187.76
Median
$6,309.57
Typical High
$10,715.19
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$977.24
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7,079.46
Median
$7,079.46
Typical High
$28,840.32
Wellcare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,466.84
Median
$4,786.30
Typical High
$4,786.30

Where North Carolina 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 feeNorth Carolina $1,440 · 48th 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.