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Removal of a Soft-Tissue Growth in the Lower Leg

Iowa rates for HCPCS 27632

Removes a growth from the fatty layer lying just under the skin of the lower leg or ankle, rather than from beneath the covering of the muscles. A margin of normal tissue is usually taken with it, and the specimen is sent to a laboratory to be identified. The wound is closed with stitches.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Removal of a Soft-Tissue Growth in the Lower Leg cost?

$3,467

Typical facility fee. In Iowa, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,467 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1,000 to $6,026.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,981 · 10th to 90th $646 to $7,943Professionalmedian $794 · 10th to 90th $407 to $1,349
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $3,981professional $794

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,148.15
Median
$3,981.07
Typical High
$7,943.28
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$1,380.38
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$7,079.46
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$1,348.96
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,715.35
Median
$6,309.57
Typical High
$7,585.78

Where Iowa sits

The same service costs 24.5 times more in Indiana than in North Dakota. 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.

Iowa· 24th of 50

$3,467

IN $10,000ND $407

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.