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Achilles Tendon Release Under Local Anesthetic

Kansas 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?

$1,310

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,310 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $398 to the doctor who performs it, and $912 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$398$288 to $525
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$912$871 to $1,738

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $912 · 10th to 90th $617 to $4,571Professionalmedian $398 · 10th to 90th $219 to $1,380
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $912professional $398

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
$3,162.28
Typical High
$7,943.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$501.19
BCBS Kansas
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$912.01
BCBS Kansas
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$524.81
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$1,202.26
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$616.60
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$12,022.64
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$2,818.38
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$4,570.88
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$501.19
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
$251.19
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$100.00
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$380.19
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$75.86
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$50.12
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$354.81

Where Kansas 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

Kansas· 46th of 51

$1,310

$398 physician + $912 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.