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Removal Of Tendon Sheath Or Capsule Lesion, Leg Or Ankle

Missouri 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?

$2,555

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,555 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $513 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,042 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$513$407 to $724
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,042$1,122 to $3,311

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,042 · 10th to 90th $575 to $6,310Professionalmedian $513 · 10th to 90th $363 to $2,692
$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $2,042professional $513

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
$512.86
Median
$4,677.35
Typical High
$7,762.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$660.69
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$3,890.45
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$588.84
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$891.25
BCBS Kansas City
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$691.83
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$2,691.53
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$851.14
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$26,302.68
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$3,981.07
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$5,495.41
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$870.96
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
$151.36
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$281.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$112.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$416.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$83.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$56.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$389.05

Where Missouri 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

Missouri· 28th of 51

$2,555

$513 physician + $2,042 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.