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Achilles Tendon Release Under Local Anesthetic

Illinois 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?

$2,178

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,178 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $316 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,862 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 $468
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,862$1,318 to $2,818

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,862 · 10th to 90th $794 to $4,677Professionalmedian $316 · 10th to 90th $178 to $589
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,862professional $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
$302.00
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$5,623.41
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$331.13
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$165.96
BCBS Illinois
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$2,818.38
BCBS Illinois
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$537.03
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$1,949.84
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$602.56
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$1,258.93
Hally Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$426.58
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$436.52
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$2,454.71
Typical High
$5,888.44
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$575.44
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
$89.13
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$158.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$64.57
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$239.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$47.86
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$31.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$223.87

Where Illinois 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

Illinois· 14th of 51

$2,178

$316 physician + $1,862 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.