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Achilles Tendon Release Under Local Anesthetic

Virginia 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?

$2,794

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,794 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $224 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,570 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$224$191 to $339
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,570$871 to $5,370

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,570 · 10th to 90th $269 to $9,550Professionalmedian $224 · 10th to 90th $174 to $490
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,570professional $224

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
$354.81
Median
$3,981.07
Typical High
$9,332.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$478.63
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,884.03
Median
$3,715.35
Typical High
$4,265.80
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$251.19
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$371.54
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$263.03
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$1,698.24
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$501.19
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$501.19
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$676.08
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$630.96
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$426.58
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$8,709.64
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$831.76
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$4,897.79
Typical High
$13,182.57
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$575.44
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
$144.54
Typical High
$194.98
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$77.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$288.40
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$57.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$38.90
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$269.15

Where Virginia 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

Virginia· 10th of 51

$2,794

$224 physician + $2,570 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.