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Achilles Tendon Release Under Local Anesthetic

Alaska rates for HCPCS 27605

Divides the tight Achilles tendon at the back of the ankle through a small puncture in the skin so the foot can be brought up into a corrected position. It is the version done with only the skin and tissue numbed rather than putting the patient to sleep. A cast is normally applied immediately afterwards to hold the corrected position.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Achilles Tendon Release Under Local Anesthetic cost?

$3,090

Typical total for the visit. In Alaska, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,090 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $851 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,239 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$851$603 to $1,349
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,239$1,862 to $4,677

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,239 · 10th to 90th $1,349 to $8,913Professionalmedian $851 · 10th to 90th $309 to $1,549
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,239professional $851

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
$912.01
Median
$5,888.44
Typical High
$14,125.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$1,698.24
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,348.96
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$6,918.31
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$1,071.52
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$2,238.72
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$1,698.24
Premera BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,412.54
Median
$2,187.76
Typical High
$2,951.21
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$1,348.96
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,348.96
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$6,918.31
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$812.83
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,905.46
Median
$6,165.95
Typical High
$8,912.51
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$1,737.80
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
$93.33
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$776.25
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$309.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$1,174.90
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$234.42
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$154.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$1,096.48

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 6.4 times more in Oklahoma than in North Dakota. 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.

Physician feeFacility fee

Alaska· 8th of 51

$3,090

$851 physician + $2,239 facility

OK $5,125ND $804

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.