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Drainage Of Deep Infection, Lower Leg Or Ankle

North Dakota 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?

$1,296

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,296 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $759 to the doctor who performs it, and $537 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$759$501 to $1,000
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$537$389 to $661

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $537 · 10th to 90th $389 to $5,129Professionalmedian $759 · 10th to 90th $389 to $1,202
$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0Kfacility $537professional $759

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
$389.05
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$2,511.89
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$912.01
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$1,318.26
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$1,412.54
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$1,174.90
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$4,677.35
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,677.35
Median
$5,128.61
Typical High
$5,754.40
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$1,202.26

Where North Dakota 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 Dakota $1,296 · 50th 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.