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Removal of a Bone Tumor in the Ankle or Heel

Arkansas rates for HCPCS 27647

This surgery removes a tumor from one of the bones of the ankle or heel, along with a margin of surrounding healthy tissue, to treat a cancerous or aggressive bone growth. It is a more extensive operation than a simple biopsy or local excision, aimed at removing the entire tumor with a safety margin.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Removal of a Bone Tumor in the Ankle or Heel cost?

$1,445

Typical negotiated rate. In Arkansas, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,445 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,288 from a physician practice, and about $1,820 from a hospital or other facility.

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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$1,288$1,072 to $1,445
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,820$1,479 to $3,020

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,820 · 10th to 90th $1,096 to $4,169Professionalmedian $1,288 · 10th to 90th $977 to $1,778
$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,820professional $1,288

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
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$2,454.71
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$1,288.25
BCBS Arkansas
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$3,019.95
Typical High
$4,168.69
BCBS Arkansas
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$1,445.44
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$1,862.09
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$1,778.28
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$4,466.84
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$1,949.84
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
$457.09
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$645.65
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$257.04
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$954.99
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$190.55
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$128.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$891.25

Where Arkansas sits

The same service costs 7.6 times more in Alaska than in Texas. 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.

Arkansas· 22nd of 51

$1,445

AK $3,981TX $525

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.