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Drainage Of Deep Infection, Lower Leg Or Ankle

Oregon 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?

$1,800

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,800 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $776 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,023 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$776$525 to $1,023
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,023$776 to $1,122

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,023 · 10th to 90th $550 to $6,166Professionalmedian $776 · 10th to 90th $372 to $1,318
$10.0$100.0$1.0K$10.0K$100.0K$1.0Mfacility $1,023professional $776

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
$954.99
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$7,943.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$1,318.26
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$741.31
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$1,380.38
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$1,318.26
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$1,122.02
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$1,258.93
Pacific Source
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$1,071.52
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$1,122.02
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$1,348.96
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7,079.46
Median
$9,332.54
Typical High
$11,220.18
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$1,479.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,951.21
Median
$8,709.64
Typical High
$12,022.64
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$1,318.26

Where Oregon 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 feeOregon $1,800 · 43rd 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.