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Drainage Of Deep Infection, Lower Leg Or Ankle

Rhode Island 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?

$513

Typical physician fee. In Rhode Island, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $513 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $457 to $692.

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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,715 · 10th to 90th $2,570 to $7,413Professionalmedian $501 · 10th to 90th $355 to $832
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $3,715professional $501

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. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,089.30
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$3,981.07
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$794.33
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$1,071.52
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$1,096.48
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,570.40
Median
$4,677.35
Typical High
$7,585.78
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$1,096.48

Where Rhode Island sits

The same service costs 3.3 times more in Hawaii than in Kentucky. 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.

Rhode Island· 48th of 51

$513

HI $1,622KY $490

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.