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Achilles Tendon Release Under Local Anesthetic

Iowa 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?

$2,147

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,147 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $525 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,622 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$525$389 to $759
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,622$871 to $3,548

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,622 · 10th to 90th $562 to $5,495Professionalmedian $525 · 10th to 90th $302 to $933
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,622professional $525

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
$512.86
Median
$2,630.27
Typical High
$6,760.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$512.86
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$1,698.24
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$891.25
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$812.83
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$5,248.07
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$2,818.38
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$794.33
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$1,819.70
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$912.01
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$6,309.57
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$831.76
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$831.76
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
$257.04
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$102.33
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$389.05
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$77.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$51.29
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$363.08

Where Iowa 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

Iowa· 16th of 51

$2,147

$525 physician + $1,622 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.