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Removal Of Tendon Sheath Or Capsule Lesion, Leg Or Ankle

Alaska rates for HCPCS 27630

Removes a growth from the covering of a tendon or from a joint capsule in the leg or ankle. Ganglions and cysts are examples of what can be removed. The forearm and wrist are handled as a separate service.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Removal Of Tendon Sheath Or Capsule Lesion, Leg Or Ankle cost?

$5,370

Typical total for the visit. In Alaska, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $5,370 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $1,479 to the doctor who performs it, and $3,890 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$1,479$955 to $2,188
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$3,890$2,570 to $7,244

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,890 · 10th to 90th $1,905 to $12,023Professionalmedian $1,479 · 10th to 90th $501 to $2,512
$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $3,890professional $1,479

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
$1,737.80
Median
$10,715.19
Typical High
$14,125.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$2,511.89
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,570.40
Median
$4,168.69
Typical High
$12,882.50
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$1,737.80
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$3,630.78
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$2,951.21
Premera BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,511.89
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$4,365.16
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,479.11
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$2,187.76
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,570.40
Median
$3,981.07
Typical High
$12,882.50
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$1,318.26
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,905.46
Median
$6,165.95
Typical High
$8,912.51
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$2,754.23
6 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$1,258.93
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$501.19
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$1,905.46
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$380.19
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$251.19
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$1,778.28

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 4.7 times more in Colorado 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

Alaska· 4th of 51

$5,370

$1,479 physician + $3,890 facility

CO $6,438MT $1,383

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.