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Wide Removal of a Lower Leg or Ankle Tumor

California rates for HCPCS 27616

Removes a soft-tissue tumor from the lower leg or ankle together with a surrounding cuff of healthy tissue, so the growth comes out without being cut into. Muscle, fascia, or other nearby tissue may be taken with it to get a clean edge. This is the aggressive removal used when a growth is, or may be, a sarcoma.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Wide Removal of a Lower Leg or Ankle Tumor cost?

$7,244

Typical facility fee. In California, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $7,244 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $4,898 to $10,471.

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 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $7,413 · 10th to 90th $2,818 to $15,849Professionalmedian $1,380 · 10th to 90th $1,047 to $2,951
$100$500$2K$10Kfacility $7,413professional $1,380

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
$2,951.21
Median
$7,079.46
Typical High
$19,054.61
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,570.88
Median
$7,943.28
Typical High
$15,848.93
Blue Shield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$4,897.79
Typical High
$9,772.37
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,348.96
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$6,760.83
Contra Costa Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$1,737.80
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$3,467.37
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$7,943.28
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$2,570.40
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,890.45
Median
$7,413.10
Typical High
$15,135.61

Where California sits

The same service costs 8.5 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.

California· 4th of 50

$7,244

IN $10,715WV $1,259

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.