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Removal of a Bone Tumor in the Ankle or Heel

New Jersey 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?

$1,072

Typical negotiated rate. In New Jersey, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,072 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,000 from a physician practice, and about $3,467 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$1,000$832 to $1,122
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,467$2,344 to $6,310

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,467 · 10th to 90th $1,549 to $9,120Professionalmedian $1,000 · 10th to 90th $741 to $1,445
$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $3,467professional $1,000

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
$4,365.16
Median
$6,760.83
Typical High
$11,748.98
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$1,071.52
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$2,570.40
Typical High
$3,801.89
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$2,041.74
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$1,412.54
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,344.23
Median
$4,265.80
Typical High
$12,302.69
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$1,513.56
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$7,762.47
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$1,348.96
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
$416.87
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$537.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$213.80
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$794.33
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$158.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$107.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$741.31

Where New Jersey 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.

New Jersey· 38th of 51

$1,072

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.