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Achilles Tendon Release Under Local Anesthetic

Kentucky 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?

$1,399

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,399 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $224 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,175 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$224$178 to $331
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,175$550 to $2,089

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,175 · 10th to 90th $269 to $2,884Professionalmedian $224 · 10th to 90th $162 to $437
$50$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,175professional $224

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
$154.88
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$794.33
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$331.13
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$213.80
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$2,884.03
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$331.13
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$501.19
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$1,412.54
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$281.84
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$1,318.26
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$2,951.21
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$91.20
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$3,890.45
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$537.03
12 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
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$275.42
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$109.65
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$407.38
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$81.28
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$54.95
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$380.19
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$165.96
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$66.07
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$245.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$48.98
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$33.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$229.09

Where Kentucky 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

Kentucky· 43rd of 51

$1,399

$224 physician + $1,175 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.