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Lower Leg Compartment Release, Front And Outer Muscles

Idaho rates for HCPCS 27892

Emergency surgery to relieve dangerous pressure buildup in the calf and shin by cutting open the tough tissue casing around the muscle group at the front and outer side of the lower leg, along with removal of any muscle or nerve tissue that has already died from the pressure. It is performed for compartment syndrome, a condition in which swelling inside the leg cuts off blood flow to the muscles and nerves. Only the front and outer muscle group is addressed here, rather than the muscles toward the back of the calf.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Lower Leg Compartment Release, Front And Outer Muscles cost?

$3,755

Typical total for the visit. In Idaho, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,755 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $871 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,884 to the hospital or surgery center where it takes place. Done somewhere without a facility charge, you pay only the first.

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.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$871$575 to $1,072
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,884$933 to $6,166

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,884 · 10th to 90th $575 to $8,511Professionalmedian $871 · 10th to 90th $537 to $1,096
$50.0$200.0$1.0K$5.0Kfacility $2,884professional $871

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,884.03
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$7,762.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$1,096.48
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,290.87
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$8,511.38
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$1,071.52
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,905.46
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$1,905.46
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$954.99
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$1,318.26
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$1,288.25
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$33.11
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6,165.95
Median
$7,244.36
Typical High
$10,715.19
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$1,288.25
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$4,570.88
Typical High
$7,413.10
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$1,862.09
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$9,332.54
Typical High
$18,197.01
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$1,148.15

Where Idaho sits

The same service costs 9.8 times more in Indiana than in West Virginia. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Physician feeFacility feeIdaho $3,755 · 36th of 50
IN $10,795WV $1,099

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.