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Achilles Tendon Release Under Local Anesthetic

Washington 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 July 2026.

How much does Achilles Tendon Release Under Local Anesthetic cost?

$631

Typical facility fee. In Washington, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $631 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $398 to $1,820.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $631 · 10th to 90th $240 to $6,607
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $631

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$10,232.93
Asuris Northwest Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,235.94
Median
$5,011.87
Typical High
$8,912.51
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$2,398.83
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$1,513.56
Pacific Source
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$660.69
Premera BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$537.03
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,467.37
Median
$4,786.30
Typical High
$8,709.64
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,479.11
Median
$5,011.87
Typical High
$10,471.29

Where Washington sits

The same service costs 31.6 times more in Indiana than in Maryland. 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.

Washington· 41st of 50

$631

IN $6,166MD $195

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.