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Removal of a Soft-Tissue Growth in the Lower Leg

Maryland 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 October 2026.

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

$427

Typical physician fee. In Maryland, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $427 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $398 to $603.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,349 · 10th to 90th $692 to $2,570Professionalmedian $417 · 10th to 90th $380 to $631
$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,349professional $417

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
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$426.58
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$323.59
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$302.00
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$436.52
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$2,398.83
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$741.31
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$741.31
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$2,570.40
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$891.25
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$630.96

Where Maryland sits

The same service costs 6.3 times more in Alaska than in Utah. 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.

Maryland· 44th of 51

$427

AK $1,660UT $263

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.