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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 July 2026.

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

$631

Typical physician fee. In Vermont, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $631 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $479 to $646.

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

Professionalmedian $631 · 10th to 90th $468 to $851
$500$1Kprofessional $631

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
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$676.08
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$954.99
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$933.25
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$870.96
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$1,288.25

Where Vermont 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.

Vermont· 19th of 51

$631

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.