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Removal Of Tendon Sheath Or Capsule Lesion, Leg Or Ankle

West 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?

$2,016

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,016 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $537 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,479 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$537$407 to $776
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,479$1,202 to $2,455

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,479 · 10th to 90th $513 to $9,120Professionalmedian $537 · 10th to 90th $324 to $1,023
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,479professional $537

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$1,737.80
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$512.86
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$407.38
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$4,466.84
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$1,479.11
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12,589.25
Median
$12,589.25
Typical High
$12,589.25
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$9,120.11
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$489.78
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
$173.78
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$257.04
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$102.33
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$389.05
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$77.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$51.29
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$363.08

Where West 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

West Virginia· 46th of 51

$2,016

$537 physician + $1,479 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.