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Removal of a Bone Tumor in the Ankle or Heel

Utah 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?

$562

Typical negotiated rate. In Utah, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $562 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $562 from a physician practice, and about $4,677 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$562$141 to $741
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$4,677$1,995 to $7,762

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,677 · 10th to 90th $1,549 to $8,511Professionalmedian $562 · 10th to 90th $87 to $977
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $4,677professional $562

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
$1,548.82
Median
$4,570.88
Typical High
$8,912.51
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$1,548.82
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,862.09
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$1,995.26
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$1,445.44
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$794.33
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5,128.61
Median
$6,760.83
Typical High
$9,772.37
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$1,479.11
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,819.70
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$1,819.70
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$1,949.84
U of Utah Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$2,290.87
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$4,168.69
Typical High
$8,317.64
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$1,737.80
7 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
$575.44
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$776.25
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$309.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$1,148.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$229.09
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$154.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$1,071.52
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$7,762.47
Median
$10,000.00
Typical High
$14,454.40

Where Utah 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.

Utah· 50th of 51

$562

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.