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Drainage Of Deep Infection, Lower Leg Or Ankle

Ohio 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?

$1,829

Typical total for the visit. In Ohio, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,829 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $417 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,413 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 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$417$288 to $537
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,413$955 to $3,162

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,413 · 10th to 90th $575 to $7,413Professionalmedian $417 · 10th to 90th $89 to $692
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,413professional $417

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
$1,047.13
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$10,964.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$1,071.52
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$7,585.78
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$660.69
Aultcare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$426.58
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$1,513.56
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$2,187.76
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$794.33
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$2,187.76
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$776.25
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$645.65
SummaCare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$758.58
SummaCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$630.96
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$6,165.95
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$812.83
7 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
$75.86
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$109.65
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$407.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$56.23
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
$263.03
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$380.19
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$954.99

Where Ohio 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

Ohio· 45th of 51

$1,829

$417 physician + $1,413 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.