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Removal of a Bone Tumor in the Ankle or Heel

Massachusetts 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?

$1,585

Typical negotiated rate. In Massachusetts, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,585 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,549 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$1,549$1,148 to $2,570
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,820$1,096 to $3,162

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,820 · 10th to 90th $741 to $5,623Professionalmedian $1,549 · 10th to 90th $933 to $6,918
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,820professional $1,549

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
$2,089.30
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$4,677.35
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$2,290.87
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$2,187.76
Typical High
$5,754.40
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$6,918.31
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$2,187.76
Typical High
$3,162.28
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$2,570.40
Fallon Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$3,311.31
Fallon Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$1,479.11
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$7,762.47
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$3,019.95
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$2,187.76
Typical High
$5,754.40
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$6,918.31
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$9,549.93
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$4,365.16
Well Sense
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$1,513.56
Well Sense
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$1,023.29
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
$467.74
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$1,148.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$457.09
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$1,698.24
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$338.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$229.09
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$1,584.89

Where Massachusetts 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.

Massachusetts· 14th of 51

$1,585

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.