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Achilles Tendon Release Under Local Anesthetic

Colorado 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?

$4,681

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,681 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $316 to the doctor who performs it, and $4,365 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$316$234 to $407
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$4,365$1,862 to $6,026

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,365 · 10th to 90th $1,096 to $8,511Professionalmedian $316 · 10th to 90th $191 to $537
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $4,365professional $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
$954.99
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$8,709.64
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$398.11
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,715.35
Median
$5,248.07
Typical High
$9,332.54
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$446.68
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$1,659.59
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$562.34
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$512.86
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$588.84
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$1,445.44
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$354.81
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$7,413.10
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$616.60
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
$144.54
Typical High
$165.96
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$66.07
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$245.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$50.12
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$33.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$229.09

Where Colorado 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

Colorado· 2nd of 51

$4,681

$316 physician + $4,365 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.