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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 October 2026.

How much does Achilles Tendon Release Under Local Anesthetic cost?

$1,689

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,689 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $309 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,380 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$309$209 to $417
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,380$832 to $2,570

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,380 · 10th to 90th $417 to $4,786Professionalmedian $309 · 10th to 90th $170 to $1,380
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,380professional $309

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
$977.24
Median
$3,715.35
Typical High
$5,623.41
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$354.81
BCBS Arizona
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$2,570.40
BCBS Arizona
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$537.03
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$1,819.70
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$426.58
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$4,786.30
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$2,818.38
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$5,623.41
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$416.87
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
$83.18
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$147.91
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$58.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$218.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$44.67
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$29.51
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$204.17

Where Arizona 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

Arizona· 31st of 51

$1,689

$309 physician + $1,380 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.