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Drainage Of Deep Infection, Lower Leg Or Ankle

Utah 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?

$4,265

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,265 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $550 to the doctor who performs it, and $3,715 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$550$407 to $794
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$3,715$2,455 to $4,571

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,715 · 10th to 90th $550 to $6,026Professionalmedian $550 · 10th to 90th $363 to $2,042
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $3,715professional $550

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
$549.54
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$6,025.60
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$2,137.96
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$891.25
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$1,096.48
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,073.80
Median
$5,623.41
Typical High
$8,511.38
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$1,174.90
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$1,071.52
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$1,071.52
U of Utah Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$954.99
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$5,128.61
Typical High
$7,079.46
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$812.83

Where Utah 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

Utah· 14th of 50

$4,265

$550 physician + $3,715 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.