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Removal Of Tendon Sheath Or Capsule Lesion, Leg Or Ankle

Minnesota 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?

$2,400

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,400 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $955 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,445 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$955$646 to $1,349
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,445$562 to $2,754

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,445 · 10th to 90th $363 to $7,079Professionalmedian $955 · 10th to 90th $479 to $1,862
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,445professional $955

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
$363.08
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$549.54
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$416.87
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$83.18
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$389.05
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$575.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$416.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$83.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$389.05
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4,365.16
Median
$7,943.28
Typical High
$16,595.87
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Facility
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$6,456.54
Median
$12,022.64
Typical High
$21,379.62
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$1,659.59
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$2,511.89
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$1,348.96
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$331.13
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$1,412.54
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$2,691.53
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$1,905.46
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$2,238.72
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$1,862.09
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$6,606.93
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$3,981.07
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$8,317.64
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$1,737.80
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
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$275.42
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$109.65
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$54.95
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$275.42
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$109.65
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$54.95

Where Minnesota 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

Minnesota· 33rd of 51

$2,400

$955 physician + $1,445 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.