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Achilles Tendon Release Under Local Anesthetic

Maine 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?

$2,000

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,000 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $302 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,698 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$302$234 to $437
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,698$1,175 to $1,905

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,698 · 10th to 90th $537 to $2,570Professionalmedian $302 · 10th to 90th $200 to $525
$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $1,698professional $302

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$436.52
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$354.81
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$1,584.89
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$562.34
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$3,311.31
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$645.65
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$446.68
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$3,311.31
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$575.44
13 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
$117.49
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$218.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$87.10
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$331.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$66.07
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$43.65
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$309.03
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$524.81
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$218.78
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$87.10
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$331.13
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$66.07
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$43.65
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$309.03

Where Maine 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

Maine· 20th of 51

$2,000

$302 physician + $1,698 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.