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Achilles Tendon Release Under Local Anesthetic

Nebraska 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?

$2,166

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,166 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $347 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,820 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$347$251 to $617
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,820$1,318 to $4,677

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,820 · 10th to 90th $832 to $7,244Professionalmedian $347 · 10th to 90th $174 to $851
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,820professional $347

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
$302.00
Median
$3,801.89
Typical High
$11,481.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$794.33
BCBS Nebraska
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4,786.30
Median
$6,456.54
Typical High
$12,882.50
BCBS Nebraska
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$371.54
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$1,819.70
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$794.33
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$4,786.30
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$2,818.38
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$851.14
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$2,089.30
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$1,023.29
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$5,495.41
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$851.14
6 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
$87.10
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$151.36
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$60.26
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$223.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$45.71
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$30.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$208.93

Where Nebraska 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

Nebraska· 15th of 51

$2,166

$347 physician + $1,820 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.