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Removal Of Tendon Sheath Or Capsule Lesion, Leg Or Ankle

New Mexico 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?

$2,675

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,675 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $537 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,138 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$537$437 to $692
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,138$1,230 to $3,802

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,138 · 10th to 90th $617 to $8,913Professionalmedian $537 · 10th to 90th $282 to $832
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $2,138professional $537

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
$371.54
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$8,709.64
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$691.83
BCBS New Mexico
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$10,715.19
BCBS New Mexico
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$691.83
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$2,691.53
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$831.76
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$758.58
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$2,754.23
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$891.25
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$7,585.78
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$954.99
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
$181.97
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$346.74
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$138.04
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$512.86
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$102.33
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$69.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$478.63

Where New Mexico 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 Mexico· 26th of 51

$2,675

$537 physician + $2,138 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.