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Achilles Tendon Release Under Local Anesthetic

North Dakota 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?

$804

Typical total for the visit. In North Dakota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $804 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $457 to the doctor who performs it, and $347 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$457$347 to $692
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$347$186 to $1,820

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $347 · 10th to 90th $186 to $2,570Professionalmedian $457 · 10th to 90th $275 to $813
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $347professional $457

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
$346.74
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$263.03
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$245.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$398.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$263.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$245.47
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$812.83
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
22 · Increased work
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$977.24
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$1,230.27
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$575.44
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$616.60
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$660.69
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$891.25
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$2,511.89
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$1,380.38
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$2,630.27
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$691.83
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
$93.33
Typical High
$173.78
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$69.18
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$52.48
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$34.67
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$173.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$69.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$52.48
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$34.67

Where North Dakota 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

North Dakota· 51st of 51

$804

$457 physician + $347 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.