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Removal Of Tendon Sheath Or Capsule Lesion, Leg Or Ankle

Rhode Island 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?

$3,044

Typical total for the visit. In Rhode Island, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,044 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $646 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,399 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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$646$468 to $708
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,399$1,259 to $3,715

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,399 · 10th to 90th $871 to $5,888Professionalmedian $646 · 10th to 90th $380 to $977
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,399professional $646

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
$2,398.83
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$3,981.07
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$707.95
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$537.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$107.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$70.79
BCBS Rhode Island
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$758.58
BCBS Rhode Island
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$446.68
BCBS Rhode Island
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$134.90
BCBS Rhode Island
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$64.57
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$3,090.30
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$977.24
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$7,244.36
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$891.25
3 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
$239.88
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$354.81
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$141.25
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$501.19

Where Rhode Island 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

Rhode Island· 19th of 51

$3,044

$646 physician + $2,399 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.