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Wide Removal of a Lower Leg or Ankle Tumor

Vermont 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?

$1,905

Typical physician fee. In Vermont, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,905 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1,549 to $2,188.

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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,698 · 10th to 90th $468 to $2,818Professionalmedian $1,905 · 10th to 90th $1,445 to $2,570
$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,698professional $1,905

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
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,479.11
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$1,548.82
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$2,818.38
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,412.54
Median
$2,187.76
Typical High
$2,398.83
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$2,041.74
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$1,698.24
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,445.44
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$3,019.95

Where Vermont sits

The same service costs 7.8 times more in Alaska than in Texas. 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.

Vermont· 17th of 51

$1,905

AK $5,129TX $661

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.