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Removal Of Tendon Sheath Or Capsule Lesion, Leg Or Ankle

Virginia 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?

$3,517

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,517 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $427 to the doctor who performs it, and $3,090 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$427$372 to $575
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$3,090$1,148 to $6,166

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,090 · 10th to 90th $490 to $9,550Professionalmedian $427 · 10th to 90th $339 to $759
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $3,090professional $427

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
$5,248.07
Typical High
$10,000.00
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$794.33
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4,677.35
Median
$6,456.54
Typical High
$7,244.36
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$489.78
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$741.31
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$524.81
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$3,090.30
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$776.25
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$831.76
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$812.83
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$1,023.29
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$645.65
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$8,709.64
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$1,318.26
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$5,011.87
Typical High
$13,182.57
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$870.96
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
$186.21
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$309.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$125.89
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$467.74
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$93.33
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$63.10
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$436.52

Where Virginia 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

Virginia· 13th of 51

$3,517

$427 physician + $3,090 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.