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Draining an Infected Bursa in the Leg or Ankle

Arizona rates for HCPCS 27604

A small incision is made to open and drain an infected bursa, one of the fluid-filled cushions that let skin and tendons glide over bone, in the lower leg or around the ankle. The pus is let out and the space is cleaned, and the wound may be left open or loosely closed so it can keep draining. Antibiotics are usually given alongside.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Draining an Infected Bursa in the Leg or Ankle cost?

$3,456

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,456 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $437 to the doctor who performs it, and $3,020 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$437$355 to $603
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$3,020$1,862 to $4,677

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,020 · 10th to 90th $501 to $6,761Professionalmedian $437 · 10th to 90th $302 to $1,698
$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0Kfacility $3,020professional $437

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
$1,905.46
Median
$3,890.45
Typical High
$6,760.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$1,698.24
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$4,570.88
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$1,318.26
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$812.83
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$3,630.78
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$3,467.37
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,238.72
Median
$3,019.95
Typical High
$5,370.32
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$758.58

Where Arizona sits

The same service costs 11.7 times more in Indiana than in West Virginia. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Physician feeFacility feeArizona $3,456 · 25th of 50
IN $9,749WV $834

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.