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Removal Of Tendon Sheath Or Capsule Lesion, Leg Or Ankle

Colorado 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?

$6,438

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $6,438 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $550 to the doctor who performs it, and $5,888 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$550$457 to $724
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$5,888$2,512 to $7,762

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5,888 · 10th to 90th $1,230 to $12,023Professionalmedian $550 · 10th to 90th $372 to $912
$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $5,888professional $550

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$8,912.51
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$707.95
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4,897.79
Median
$7,585.78
Typical High
$13,182.57
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$870.96
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$3,090.30
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$912.01
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$851.14
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$977.24
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$2,754.23
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$588.84
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$7,585.78
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$1,047.13
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
$251.19
Typical High
$275.42
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$109.65
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$407.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$81.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$54.95
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$380.19

Where Colorado 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

Colorado· 1st of 51

$6,438

$550 physician + $5,888 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.