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Achilles Tendon Release Under Local Anesthetic

Michigan 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?

$1,539

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,539 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $309 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,230 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$309$240 to $407
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,230$1,148 to $1,862

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,230 · 10th to 90th $490 to $3,715Professionalmedian $309 · 10th to 90th $178 to $468
$50$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,230professional $309

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
$234.42
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$4,897.79
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$407.38
BCBS Michigan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$2,137.96
BCBS Michigan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$562.34
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$407.38
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$588.84
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$4,466.84
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$457.09
Priority Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$407.38
Priority Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$478.63
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$4,570.88
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$426.58
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
$147.91
Typical High
$204.17
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$81.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$302.00
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$61.66
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$40.74
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$288.40
BCBS Michigan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$831.76
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$213.80
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$85.11
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$316.23
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$63.10
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$42.66
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$295.12

Where Michigan 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

Michigan· 34th of 51

$1,539

$309 physician + $1,230 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.