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Drainage Of Deep Infection, Lower Leg Or Ankle

South Carolina 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?

$4,061

Typical total for the visit. In South Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,061 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $513 to the doctor who performs it, and $3,548 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$513$407 to $617
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$3,548$631 to $7,943

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,548 · 10th to 90th $468 to $12,303Professionalmedian $513 · 10th to 90th $347 to $955
$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $3,548professional $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
$446.68
Median
$6,025.60
Typical High
$21,877.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$954.99
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$645.65
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,778.28
Median
$4,897.79
Typical High
$8,317.64
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$870.96
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$776.25
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$1,023.29
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$1,071.52
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,238.72
Median
$10,715.19
Typical High
$16,595.87
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$891.25

Where South Carolina sits

The same service costs 7.6 times more in Indiana than in North Dakota. 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

South Carolina· 17th of 50

$4,061

$513 physician + $3,548 facility

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.