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Removal of a Bone Tumor in the Ankle or Heel

Indiana 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?

$1,122

Typical negotiated rate. In Indiana, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,122 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,122 from a physician practice, and about $4,074 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$1,122$955 to $1,230
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$4,074$1,905 to $8,318

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,074 · 10th to 90th $955 to $14,125Professionalmedian $1,122 · 10th to 90th $851 to $1,660
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $4,074professional $1,122

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
$5,011.87
Typical High
$11,220.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$1,071.52
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$7,413.10
Typical High
$17,378.01
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$1,479.11
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$2,187.76
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$251.19
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$204.17
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$3,235.94
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$3,467.37
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$5,754.40
Physicians Health Plan of Northern Indiana
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$4,677.35
Physicians Health Plan of Northern Indiana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$1,995.26
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$4,168.69
Typical High
$9,120.11
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$1,862.09
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
$426.58
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$489.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$194.98
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$741.31
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$147.91
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$97.72
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$691.83

Where Indiana 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.

Indiana· 34th of 51

$1,122

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.