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Removal Of Tendon Sheath Or Capsule Lesion, Leg Or Ankle

Illinois 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?

$3,267

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,267 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $575 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,692 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$575$427 to $692
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,692$1,413 to $4,169

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,692 · 10th to 90th $724 to $5,754Professionalmedian $575 · 10th to 90th $355 to $912
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,692professional $575

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
$489.78
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$5,623.41
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$562.34
BCBS Illinois
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,454.71
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$5,754.40
BCBS Illinois
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$912.01
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$3,715.35
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$851.14
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$1,621.81
Hally Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$724.44
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$691.83
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$2,454.71
Typical High
$7,585.78
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$954.99
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
$173.78
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$263.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$104.71
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$398.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$79.43
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$52.48
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$371.54

Where Illinois 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

Illinois· 16th of 51

$3,267

$575 physician + $2,692 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.