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Removal Of Tendon Sheath Or Capsule Lesion, Leg Or Ankle

Connecticut 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?

$5,574

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $5,574 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $676 to the doctor who performs it, and $4,898 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$676$550 to $851
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$4,898$2,570 to $8,318

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,898 · 10th to 90th $813 to $12,303Professionalmedian $676 · 10th to 90th $398 to $1,047
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $4,898professional $676

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
$4,365.16
Median
$6,606.93
Typical High
$8,709.64
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$851.14
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,754.23
Median
$11,748.98
Typical High
$13,803.84
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$891.25
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$1,348.96
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$4,265.80
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$1,148.15
ConnectiCare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$831.76
ConnectiCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$954.99
Health New England
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$741.31
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$4,786.30
Typical High
$8,709.64
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$1,445.44
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
$251.19
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$416.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$169.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$630.96
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$125.89
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$85.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$588.84

Where Connecticut 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

Connecticut· 3rd of 51

$5,574

$676 physician + $4,898 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.