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Removal Of Tendon Sheath Or Capsule Lesion, Leg Or Ankle

New Jersey 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?

$3,499

Typical total for the visit. In New Jersey, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,499 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $479 to the doctor who performs it, and $3,020 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$479$380 to $589
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$3,020$1,778 to $5,370

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,020 · 10th to 90th $589 to $8,128Professionalmedian $479 · 10th to 90th $324 to $776
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $3,020professional $479

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
$380.19
Median
$4,570.88
Typical High
$10,232.93
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$588.84
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$2,570.40
Typical High
$3,801.89
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$891.25
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$933.25
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,511.89
Median
$4,677.35
Typical High
$12,302.69
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$1,047.13
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$6,760.83
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$676.08
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
$190.55
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$295.12
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$117.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$446.68
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$89.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$58.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$416.87

Where New Jersey 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

New Jersey· 14th of 51

$3,499

$479 physician + $3,020 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.