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Opening the Ankle Joint to Drain or Explore

Vermont rates for HCPCS 27610

Opens the ankle joint through an incision so the surgeon can look inside it, wash out infection, or remove a foreign body or loose fragment. It is most often needed when the joint is infected and the pus has to be flushed out before it eats into the cartilage. The joint is washed and then closed, sometimes over a drain.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Opening the Ankle Joint to Drain or Explore cost?

$977

Typical physician fee. In Vermont, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $977 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $832 to $1,148.

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 $2,188 · 10th to 90th $407 to $3,631Professionalmedian $977 · 10th to 90th $759 to $1,349
$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $2,188professional $977

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
$758.58
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$794.33
BCBS Vermont
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$2,290.87
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$3,630.78
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$1,148.15
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$1,071.52
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,187.76
Median
$2,187.76
Typical High
$2,187.76
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$1,548.82

Where Vermont sits

The same service costs 7.4 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· 22nd of 51

$977

AK $2,630UT $355

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.