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Opening Infected Bone in the Leg or Ankle

Texas rates for HCPCS 27607

Cuts down to a bone of the lower leg or ankle and opens its hard outer shell to release and drain infection or an abscess trapped inside it. Infected material and dead bone are cleared out and the area is washed, with samples sent to identify the organism. Opening the bone lets antibiotics reach tissue they otherwise cannot.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Opening Infected Bone in the Leg or Ankle cost?

$3,020

Typical facility fee. In Texas, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,020 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1,259 to $4,898.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,020 · 10th to 90th $708 to $8,511
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $3,020

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
$707.95
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$6,918.31
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,398.83
Median
$4,365.16
Typical High
$8,511.38
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$562.34
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$977.24
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9,332.54
Median
$28,840.32
Typical High
$28,840.32
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$1,318.26
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$1,318.26
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,348.96
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$7,244.36

Where Texas sits

The same service costs 17.0 times more in Indiana than in West Virginia. 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.

Texas· 26th of 50

$3,020

IN $10,000WV $589

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.