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Removal Of Tendon Sheath Or Capsule Lesion, Leg Or Ankle

Kentucky 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?

$2,332

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,332 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $427 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,905 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$427$339 to $617
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,905$794 to $3,467

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,905 · 10th to 90th $447 to $7,244Professionalmedian $427 · 10th to 90th $309 to $776
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $1,905professional $427

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
$309.03
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$851.14
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$562.34
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$8,511.38
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$776.25
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$1,148.15
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$2,691.53
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$537.03
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$1,995.26
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$3,630.78
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$181.97
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$3,890.45
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$776.25
12 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
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$338.84
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$134.90
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$512.86
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$102.33
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$67.61
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$478.63
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$275.42
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$109.65
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$416.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$83.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$54.95
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$389.05

Where Kentucky 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

Kentucky· 36th of 51

$2,332

$427 physician + $1,905 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.