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Removal Of Tendon Sheath Or Capsule Lesion, Leg Or Ankle

North Dakota 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?

$1,413

Typical total for the visit. In North Dakota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,413 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $851 to the doctor who performs it, and $562 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$851$631 to $1,122
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$562$363 to $1,820

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $562 · 10th to 90th $363 to $2,570Professionalmedian $851 · 10th to 90th $479 to $1,380
$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $562professional $851

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
$562.34
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$416.87
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$56.23
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$389.05
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$691.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$416.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$56.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$389.05
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$1,380.38
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
22 · Increased work
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$1,659.59
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$2,089.30
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$954.99
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$138.04
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$1,023.29
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$1,096.48
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$1,479.11
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$2,511.89
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$2,691.53
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$2,630.27
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$1,122.02
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
$181.97
Typical High
$281.84
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$112.20
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$83.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$281.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$112.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$83.18

Where North Dakota 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

North Dakota· 50th of 51

$1,413

$851 physician + $562 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.