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Removal Of Tendon Sheath Or Capsule Lesion, Leg Or Ankle

South Carolina 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?

$2,363

Typical total for the visit. In South Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,363 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $501 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,862 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$501$347 to $617
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,862$1,096 to $5,888

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,862 · 10th to 90th $741 to $10,233Professionalmedian $501 · 10th to 90th $93 to $741
$50$200$1K$5K$20Kfacility $1,862professional $501

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
$407.38
Median
$9,120.11
Typical High
$21,877.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$602.56
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$9,120.11
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$676.08
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$2,511.89
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$831.76
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$1,698.24
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$794.33
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$741.31
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$14,791.08
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$831.76
8 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
$204.17
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$302.00
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$120.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$457.09
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$91.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$60.26
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$426.58
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$1,412.54
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$467.74

Where South Carolina 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

South Carolina· 34th of 51

$2,363

$501 physician + $1,862 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.