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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 October 2026.

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

$2,298

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,298 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $676 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,622 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$676$562 to $1,072
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,622$912 to $2,399

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,622 · 10th to 90th $525 to $5,129Professionalmedian $676 · 10th to 90th $417 to $1,318
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,622professional $676

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
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$7,585.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$724.44
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$891.25
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$4,466.84
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$1,479.11
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$2,454.71
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$1,122.02
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$1,258.93
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$2,570.40
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$1,318.26
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$8,709.64
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$1,071.52
10 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$269.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$109.65
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$407.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$81.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$54.95
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$380.19
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$4,365.16
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$1,445.44
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$1,995.26
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$660.69

Where North Carolina 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

North Carolina· 29th of 51

$2,298

$676 physician + $1,622 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.