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Removal Of Tendon Sheath Or Capsule Lesion, Leg Or Ankle

Nevada 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?

$2,748

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,748 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $457 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,291 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$457$355 to $575
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,291$1,288 to $3,802

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,291 · 10th to 90th $832 to $5,495Professionalmedian $457 · 10th to 90th $316 to $724
$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $2,291professional $457

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
$2,570.40
Typical High
$5,011.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$575.44
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,754.23
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$5,754.40
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$660.69
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$2,511.89
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$707.95
Hometown Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$1,071.52
Hometown Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$1,698.24
Hometown Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.75
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$2,570.40
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$4,265.80
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$630.96
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$3,311.31
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$776.25
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
$173.78
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$281.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$114.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$426.58
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$85.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$57.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$398.11

Where Nevada 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

Nevada· 25th of 51

$2,748

$457 physician + $2,291 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.