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Achilles Tendon Release Under Local Anesthetic

Minnesota 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 July 2026.

How much does Achilles Tendon Release Under Local Anesthetic cost?

$1,380

Typical facility fee. In Minnesota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,380 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $832 to $3,236.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,380 · 10th to 90th $331 to $6,166
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,380

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$2,398.83
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$5,128.61
Typical High
$12,022.64
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$3,235.94
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$2,570.40
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$2,238.72
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,398.83
Median
$4,168.69
Typical High
$8,912.51

Where Minnesota sits

The same service costs 31.6 times more in Indiana than in Maryland. 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.

Minnesota· 32nd of 50

$1,380

IN $6,166MD $195

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.