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Wide Removal of a Lower Leg or Ankle Tumor

Georgia 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?

$4,467

Typical facility fee. In Georgia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,467 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $2,042 to $6,166.

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 $4,467 · 10th to 90th $1,318 to $7,943Professionalmedian $1,660 · 10th to 90th $1,259 to $10,000
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $4,467professional $1,660

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. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,778.28
Median
$5,370.32
Typical High
$9,549.93
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$3,715.35
Typical High
$6,760.83
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,238.72
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$2,238.72
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$10,000.00
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$3,890.45
Typical High
$6,918.31

Where Georgia 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.

Georgia· 19th of 50

$4,467

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.