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Drainage Of Deep Infection, Lower Leg Or Ankle

Nebraska 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?

$5,197

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $5,197 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $832 to the doctor who performs it, and $4,365 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$832$562 to $1,202
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$4,365$2,291 to $7,943

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,365 · 10th to 90th $631 to $13,490Professionalmedian $832 · 10th to 90th $380 to $2,042
$100.0$500.0$2.0K$10.0Kfacility $4,365professional $832

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
$2,290.87
Median
$5,011.87
Typical High
$13,489.63
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$2,137.96
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$691.83
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,570.88
Median
$6,025.60
Typical High
$11,748.98
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$1,000.00
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,862.09
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$1,862.09
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$1,513.56
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$4,168.69
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$4,677.35
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$1,548.82
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,862.09
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$1,862.09
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$1,659.59
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$3,801.89
Typical High
$6,760.83
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$1,380.38

Where Nebraska 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 feeNebraska $5,197 · 10th 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.