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Achilles Tendon Release Under Local Anesthetic

Arizona 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 July 2026.

How much does Achilles Tendon Release Under Local Anesthetic cost?

$2,399

Typical facility fee. In Arizona, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,399 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1,380 to $4,677.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,399 · 10th to 90th $355 to $5,623
$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $2,399

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
$1,445.44
Median
$3,090.30
Typical High
$6,606.93
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$3,467.37
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$3,630.78
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,380.38
Median
$2,951.21
Typical High
$5,370.32

Where Arizona sits

The same service costs 31.6 times more in Indiana than in Maryland. 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.

Arizona· 19th of 50

$2,399

IN $6,166MD $195

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.