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Ankle Joint And Tendon Lining Removal

South Dakota rates for HCPCS 27626

Opens the ankle joint through an incision and removes the inflamed lining that has built up inside it, along with the inflamed lining around the tendons that cross the ankle. It is used when swelling and thickened joint lining cause pain and stiffness, often from long-standing arthritis or inflammation.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Ankle Joint And Tendon Lining Removal cost?

$3,226

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,226 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $1,230 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,995 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$1,230$1,000 to $1,445
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,995$977 to $2,138

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,995 · 10th to 90th $891 to $2,399Professionalmedian $1,230 · 10th to 90th $661 to $1,660
$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,995professional $1,230

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
$602.56
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$4,365.16
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$912.01
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$2,187.76
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$1,778.28
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$2,398.83
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$5,370.32
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,412.54
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$1,412.54
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$2,238.72
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$1,348.96
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$1,202.26
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,995.26
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$2,398.83
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$1,659.59
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$1,445.44

Where South Dakota sits

The same service costs 4.0 times more in Wisconsin than in Montana. 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· 31st of 51

$3,226

$1,230 physician + $1,995 facility

WI $7,647MT $1,932

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.