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Achilles Tendon Release Under Local Anesthetic

New Mexico 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?

$1,604

Typical total for the visit. In New Mexico, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,604 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $316 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,288 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$316$219 to $417
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,288$933 to $3,467

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,288 · 10th to 90th $427 to $8,511Professionalmedian $316 · 10th to 90th $186 to $537
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $1,288professional $316

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
$1,047.13
Typical High
$7,762.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$416.87
BCBS New Mexico
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$10,471.29
BCBS New Mexico
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$426.58
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$1,412.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$524.81
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$691.83
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$1,479.11
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$562.34
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$7,413.10
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$588.84
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
$93.33
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$208.93
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$83.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$316.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$63.10
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$41.69
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$295.12

Where New Mexico 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

New Mexico· 32nd of 51

$1,604

$316 physician + $1,288 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.