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Drainage Of Deep Infection, Lower Leg Or Ankle

Vermont 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 October 2026.

How much does Drainage Of Deep Infection, Lower Leg Or Ankle cost?

$692

Typical physician fee. In Vermont, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $692 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $562 to $933.

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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,698 · 10th to 90th $407 to $2,818Professionalmedian $692 · 10th to 90th $479 to $955
$500$1K$2Kfacility $1,698professional $692

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$645.65
BCBS Vermont
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$954.99
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$2,818.38
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$933.25
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$870.96
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$1,698.24
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$1,096.48

Where Vermont sits

The same service costs 4.8 times more in Alaska than in Utah. 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.

Vermont· 16th of 51

$692

AK $1,738UT $363

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.