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Wide Removal of a Lower Leg or Ankle Tumor

South Dakota 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 October 2026.

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

$4,134

Typical total for the visit. In South Dakota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,134 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $2,512 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,622 to the hospital or surgery center where it takes place. Done somewhere without a facility charge, you pay only the first.

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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$2,512$2,042 to $2,951
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,622$1,514 to $1,738

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,622 · 10th to 90th $1,514 to $2,188Professionalmedian $2,512 · 10th to 90th $1,380 to $3,467
$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,622professional $2,512

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
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$4,365.16
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$1,258.93
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,548.82
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$2,187.76
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,995.26
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$3,548.13
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$2,691.53
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$9,120.11
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,884.03
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$2,884.03
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$1,995.26
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,630.27
Median
$2,630.27
Typical High
$2,754.23
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,584.89
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$2,454.71
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$1,819.70
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,348.96
Median
$2,454.71
Typical High
$3,467.37
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,398.83
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$2,951.21

Where South Dakota sits

The same service costs 3.4 times more in Alaska than in Maryland. 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.

Physician feeFacility fee

South Dakota· 25th of 51

$4,134

$2,512 physician + $1,622 facility

AK $8,759MD $2,608

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.