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Removal of a Soft-Tissue Growth in the Lower Leg

Vermont 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?

$575

Typical physician fee. In Vermont, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $575 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $490 to $724.

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 $1,698 · 10th to 90th $468 to $2,818Professionalmedian $575 · 10th to 90th $417 to $851
$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $1,698professional $575

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
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$512.86
BCBS Vermont
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$489.78
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$2,818.38
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$758.58
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$676.08
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$1,698.24
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$1,000.00

Where Vermont 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.

Vermont· 22nd of 51

$575

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.