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Unlisted Lower Leg Or Ankle Procedure

North Carolina rates for HCPCS 27899

An operation on the lower leg or ankle that has no standard named entry of its own. It is used when the surgery performed does not match any established description, so the surgeon submits a written report of exactly what was done.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Unlisted Lower Leg Or Ankle Procedure cost?

$234

Typical facility fee. In North Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $234 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $145 to $776.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $224 · 10th to 90th $100 to $2,344Professionalmedian $871 · 10th to 90th $501 to $5,495
$100$500$2K$10Kfacility $224professional $871

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$2,630.27
Typical High
$9,549.93
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$5,495.41
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$281.84
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$29,512.09
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4,897.79
Median
$4,897.79
Typical High
$4,897.79
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$1,071.52
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$1,096.48

Where North Carolina sits

The same service costs 58.9 times more in Alaska than in Montana. 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.

North Carolina· 44th of 51

$234

AK $4,677MT $79.43

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.