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Transfer Of Several Thigh Tendons

South Carolina rates for HCPCS 27397

Moves more than one tendon in the thigh to a new attachment point so that working muscles can take over movement that has been lost. It is used when nerve injury, muscle weakness, or a condition such as cerebral palsy leaves the leg unable to move or hold position properly. Rerouting several tendons in one operation, rather than a single tendon, is what makes this the larger version of the procedure.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Transfer Of Several Thigh Tendons cost?

$891

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $891 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $813 from a physician practice, and about $4,898 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$813$331 to $1,047
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$4,898$1,549 to $13,490

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,898 · 10th to 90th $851 to $19,498Professionalmedian $813 · 10th to 90th $93 to $1,202
$100$500$2K$10Kfacility $4,898professional $813

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
$1,047.13
Median
$10,000.00
Typical High
$21,877.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$1,047.13
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$5,754.40
Typical High
$19,054.61
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$1,202.26
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$2,511.89
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$1,258.93
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$1,148.15
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,445.44
Median
$4,265.80
Typical High
$24,547.09
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$1,548.82
12 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
$446.68
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$524.81
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$208.93
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$794.33
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$158.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$104.71
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$741.31
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$1,621.81
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$2,454.71
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$812.83
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$323.59
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
81 · Minimal assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$229.09
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
82 · Assistant surgeon, no resident
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$229.09
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$229.09

Where South Carolina sits

The same service costs 17.4 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.

South Carolina· 44th of 51

$891

AK $3,715TX $214

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.