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Removal Of Tendon Sheath Or Capsule Lesion, Leg Or Ankle

Indiana 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?

$4,418

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,418 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $437 to the doctor who performs it, and $3,981 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$437$355 to $575
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$3,981$1,738 to $7,943

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,981 · 10th to 90th $933 to $14,125Professionalmedian $437 · 10th to 90th $324 to $741
$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $3,981professional $437

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
$331.13
Median
$3,467.37
Typical High
$11,220.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$562.34
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$7,413.10
Typical High
$17,378.01
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$562.34
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$851.14
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$3,235.94
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$3,548.13
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$1,023.29
Physicians Health Plan of Northern Indiana
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$4,677.35
Physicians Health Plan of Northern Indiana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$1,023.29
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$7,943.28
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$831.76
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
$165.96
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$263.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$104.71
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$398.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$79.43
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$52.48
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$371.54

Where Indiana 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

Indiana· 10th of 51

$4,418

$437 physician + $3,981 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.