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Removal of a Soft-Tissue Growth in the Lower Leg

North Carolina 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 North Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,467 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $617 to $6,457.

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 $3,467 · 10th to 90th $407 to $8,318Professionalmedian $692 · 10th to 90th $692 to $955
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $3,467professional $692

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. 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
Global
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$3,715.35
Typical High
$8,317.64
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,778.28
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$1,819.70
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$2,187.76
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$954.99
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$851.14
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,187.76
Median
$6,309.57
Typical High
$10,715.19
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$7,079.46
Typical High
$7,079.46

Where North Carolina 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.

North Carolina· 22nd 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.