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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 October 2026.

How much does Achilles Tendon Release Under Local Anesthetic cost?

$1,421

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,421 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $550 to the doctor who performs it, and $871 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$550$355 to $776
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$871$331 to $2,399

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $871 · 10th to 90th $186 to $4,786Professionalmedian $550 · 10th to 90th $257 to $1,096
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $871professional $550

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
$186.21
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$331.13
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$251.19
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$50.12
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$234.42
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$354.81
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$251.19
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$50.12
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$234.42
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$5,128.61
Typical High
$11,748.98
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$977.24
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$776.25
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$194.98
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$812.83
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$1,621.81
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$1,174.90
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$1,380.38
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$1,122.02
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$4,786.30
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$2,818.38
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$5,888.44
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$1,071.52
8 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
$93.33
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$165.96
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$67.61
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$165.96
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$67.61
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$33.11
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Facility
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$3,162.28
Median
$5,754.40
Typical High
$10,715.19
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$1,445.44

Where Minnesota 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

Minnesota· 41st of 51

$1,421

$550 physician + $871 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.