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Removal Of Tendon Sheath Or Capsule Lesion, Leg Or Ankle

Iowa 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?

$3,522

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,522 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $891 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,630 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$891$724 to $1,230
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,630$1,122 to $4,898

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,630 · 10th to 90th $851 to $7,586Professionalmedian $891 · 10th to 90th $550 to $1,479
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,630professional $891

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
$602.56
Median
$4,168.69
Typical High
$7,244.36
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$1,047.13
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$2,630.27
Typical High
$3,235.94
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$1,288.25
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$1,096.48
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$7,413.10
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$3,981.07
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$1,258.93
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$2,630.27
Typical High
$3,235.94
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$1,479.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$8,709.64
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$1,318.26
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$1,380.38
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
$288.40
Typical High
$426.58
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$169.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$630.96
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$125.89
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$85.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$588.84

Where Iowa 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

Iowa· 12th of 51

$3,522

$891 physician + $2,630 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.