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Wide Removal of a Lower Leg or Ankle Tumor

Minnesota 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?

$5,012

Typical facility fee. In Minnesota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $5,012 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $3,388 to $9,333.

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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5,012 · 10th to 90th $1,820 to $10,965
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $5,012

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
$1,230.27
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$4,677.35
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,801.89
Median
$7,762.47
Typical High
$20,417.38
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,090.30
Median
$4,365.16
Typical High
$11,748.98
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,311.31
Median
$4,786.30
Typical High
$9,332.54
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$2,454.71
Typical High
$6,918.31
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,584.89
Median
$5,370.32
Typical High
$8,912.51

Where Minnesota 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.

Minnesota· 14th of 50

$5,012

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.