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Achilles Tendon Release Under Local Anesthetic

Rhode Island 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?

$1,872

Typical total for the visit. In Rhode Island, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,872 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $324 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,549 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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$324$245 to $457
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,549$1,148 to $3,548

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,549 · 10th to 90th $794 to $5,888Professionalmedian $324 · 10th to 90th $209 to $603
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,549professional $324

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
$1,513.56
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$3,981.07
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$457.09
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$338.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$67.61
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$45.71
BCBS Rhode Island
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$457.09
BCBS Rhode Island
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$316.23
BCBS Rhode Island
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$38.90
BCBS Rhode Island
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$38.90
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$1,621.81
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$602.56
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$5,888.44
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$549.54
3 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
$123.03
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$229.09
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$91.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$316.23

Where Rhode Island 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

Rhode Island· 25th of 51

$1,872

$324 physician + $1,549 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.