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Achilles Tendon Release Under Local Anesthetic

Georgia 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?

$1,464

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,464 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $316 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,148 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$240 to $407
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,148$724 to $1,905

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,148 · 10th to 90th $407 to $4,677Professionalmedian $316 · 10th to 90th $186 to $617
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,148professional $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
$190.55
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$7,413.10
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$933.25
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$660.69
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$4,570.88
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$512.86
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$794.33
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$1,318.26
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$741.31
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$602.56
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$630.96
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$5,011.87
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$776.25
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
$151.36
Typical High
$186.21
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$74.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$275.42
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$54.95
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$37.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$257.04

Where Georgia 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

Georgia· 39th of 51

$1,464

$316 physician + $1,148 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.