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Removal Of Tendon Sheath Or Capsule Lesion, Leg Or Ankle

South Dakota 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?

$2,240

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,240 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $891 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,349 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$891$692 to $1,230
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,349$776 to $1,698

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,349 · 10th to 90th $513 to $2,138Professionalmedian $891 · 10th to 90th $468 to $1,549
$500$1K$2Kfacility $1,349professional $891

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
$363.08
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$4,365.16
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$676.08
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$2,137.96
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$1,412.54
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$1,698.24
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$3,981.07
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$1,258.93
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$2,238.72
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$1,258.93
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$1,000.00
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$1,819.70
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$1,548.82
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$1,445.44
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
$151.36
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$275.42
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$109.65
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$416.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$83.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$54.95
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$389.05

Where South Dakota 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 Dakota· 40th of 51

$2,240

$891 physician + $1,349 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.