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Drainage Of Deep Infection, Lower Leg Or Ankle

New Mexico 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?

$1,893

Typical total for the visit. In New Mexico, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,893 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $513 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,380 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$513$398 to $676
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,380$603 to $6,761

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,380 · 10th to 90th $457 to $9,772Professionalmedian $513 · 10th to 90th $355 to $1,047
$50.0$200.0$1.0K$5.0Kfacility $1,380professional $513

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
$575.44
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$5,011.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$1,659.59
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,949.84
Median
$6,918.31
Typical High
$10,964.78
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$776.25
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$1,548.82
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$446.68
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$831.76
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$1,023.29
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$6,918.31
Typical High
$12,589.25
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$933.25

Where New Mexico 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 feeNew Mexico $1,893 · 42nd 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.