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Achilles Tendon Release Under Local Anesthetic

South Carolina 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?

$1,438

Typical total for the visit. In South Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,438 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $316 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,122 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$214 to $417
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,122$646 to $5,495

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,122 · 10th to 90th $490 to $9,772Professionalmedian $316 · 10th to 90th $59 to $490
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $1,122professional $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
$208.93
Median
$4,897.79
Typical High
$21,877.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$371.54
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$8,912.51
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$489.78
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$1,445.44
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$524.81
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$1,096.48
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$660.69
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$489.78
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$14,791.08
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$549.54
12 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
$104.71
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$186.21
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$74.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$281.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$56.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$37.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$263.03
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$977.24
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$331.13
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$131.83
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
81 · Minimal assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$91.20
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
82 · Assistant surgeon, no resident
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$91.20
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$91.20

Where South Carolina 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

South Carolina· 40th of 51

$1,438

$316 physician + $1,122 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.