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Achilles Tendon Release Under Local Anesthetic

Arkansas 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?

$1,518

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,518 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $316 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,202 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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$316$229 to $427
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,202$813 to $1,445

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,202 · 10th to 90th $646 to $2,138Professionalmedian $316 · 10th to 90th $200 to $513
$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,202professional $316

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
$229.09
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$2,041.74
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$407.38
BCBS Arkansas
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$1,995.26
BCBS Arkansas
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$467.74
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$977.24
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$549.54
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$3,162.28
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$588.84
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
$114.82
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$204.17
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$81.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$309.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$61.66
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$40.74
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$288.40

Where Arkansas 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

Arkansas· 35th of 51

$1,518

$316 physician + $1,202 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.