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Removal Of Tendon Sheath Or Capsule Lesion, Leg Or Ankle

Florida 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?

$2,242

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,242 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $380 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,862 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$380$269 to $479
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,862$1,047 to $3,631

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,862 · 10th to 90th $759 to $11,749Professionalmedian $380 · 10th to 90th $83 to $646
$100$1K$10Kfacility $1,862professional $380

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
$524.81
Median
$3,801.89
Typical High
$11,481.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$575.44
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$478.63
AvMed
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$9,549.93
AvMed
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$602.56
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$2,884.03
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$676.08
Florida Blue
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$16,982.44
Florida Blue
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$602.56
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$660.69
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$7,585.78
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$758.58
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$436.52
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
$147.91
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$263.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$104.71
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$398.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$79.43
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$52.48
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$371.54

Where Florida 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

Florida· 39th of 51

$2,242

$380 physician + $1,862 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.