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Removal Of Tendon Sheath Or Capsule Lesion, Leg Or Ankle

Maryland 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?

$2,058

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,058 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $437 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,622 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$363 to $550
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,622$955 to $2,291

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,622 · 10th to 90th $525 to $2,692Professionalmedian $437 · 10th to 90th $347 to $776
$500$1K$2Kfacility $1,622professional $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
$707.95
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$1,071.52
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$575.44
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$398.11
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$2,691.53
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$851.14
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$1,047.13
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$2,570.40
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$1,023.29
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$933.25
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
$177.83
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$288.40
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$114.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$426.58
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$85.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$57.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$398.11

Where Maryland 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

Maryland· 45th of 51

$2,058

$437 physician + $1,622 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.