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Drainage Of Deep Infection, Lower Leg Or Ankle

Nevada 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?

$2,764

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,764 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $525 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,239 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$525$407 to $646
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,239$955 to $4,467

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,239 · 10th to 90th $380 to $6,026Professionalmedian $525 · 10th to 90th $372 to $2,042
$10.0$100.0$1.0K$10.0Kfacility $2,239professional $525

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
$380.19
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$4,786.30
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$2,041.74
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,466.84
Median
$6,025.60
Typical High
$7,762.47
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$741.31
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$1,258.93
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$933.25
Hometown Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.37
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$870.96
Hometown Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$812.83
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$537.03
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$691.83
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$2,187.76
Typical High
$5,888.44
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$870.96

Where Nevada 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 feeNevada $2,764 · 31st 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.