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Wide Removal of a Lower Leg or Ankle Tumor

Utah 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?

$3,388

Typical facility fee. In Utah, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,388 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1,862 to $5,888.

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 $4,571 · 10th to 90th $1,862 to $8,511Professionalmedian $1,905 · 10th to 90th $1,175 to $2,818
$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $4,571professional $1,905

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
$1,862.09
Median
$4,570.88
Typical High
$8,511.38
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,073.80
Median
$5,623.41
Typical High
$8,511.38
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,290.87
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$2,290.87
U of Utah Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$2,818.38
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$5,128.61
Typical High
$7,079.46

Where Utah 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.

Utah· 27th of 50

$3,388

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.