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Wide Removal of a Lower Leg or Ankle Tumor

Illinois 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?

$2,399

Typical facility fee. In Illinois, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,399 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1,585 to $5,129.

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 $2,399 · 10th to 90th $1,175 to $9,333Professionalmedian $2,399 · 10th to 90th $1,349 to $6,918
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $2,399professional $2,399

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
$1,148.15
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$7,762.47
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,715.35
Median
$5,011.87
Typical High
$28,840.32
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,344.23
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$2,344.23
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,348.96
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$6,918.31
Hally Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,949.84
Median
$3,467.37
Typical High
$7,079.46

Where Illinois 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.

Illinois· 39th of 50

$2,399

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.