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Drainage Of Deep Infection, Lower Leg Or Ankle

South Dakota 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?

$1,527

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,527 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $676 to the doctor who performs it, and $851 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$676$447 to $1,023
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$851$646 to $1,230

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $851 · 10th to 90th $513 to $3,090Professionalmedian $676 · 10th to 90th $363 to $1,230
$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0Kfacility $851professional $676

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
$389.05
Median
$3,090.30
Typical High
$4,365.16
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$1,096.48
Avera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$354.81
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$1,513.56
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$1,230.27
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$4,677.35
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$1,202.26
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$1,174.90
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$1,023.29
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,691.53
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$5,888.44
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$1,412.54
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$1,380.38

Where South Dakota 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 feeSouth Dakota $1,527 · 47th 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.