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Achilles Tendon Release, Asleep Under Anesthesia

Alaska rates for HCPCS 27606

Divides the tight Achilles tendon at the back of the ankle through a small puncture in the skin, without opening the area, so the ankle can be brought up into a corrected position. It is the version done with the patient fully asleep under general anesthesia. The foot is usually put into a cast straight afterwards.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Achilles Tendon Release, Asleep Under Anesthesia cost?

$5,170

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $5,170 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $1,096 to the doctor who performs it, and $4,074 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$1,096$603 to $1,202
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$4,074$2,570 to $6,607

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,074 · 10th to 90th $1,905 to $9,772Professionalmedian $1,096 · 10th to 90th $275 to $1,479
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $4,074professional $1,096

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,348.96
Median
$6,606.93
Typical High
$16,595.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$4,677.35
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,570.40
Median
$4,168.69
Typical High
$12,882.50
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$933.25
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$1,905.46
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$1,479.11
Premera BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,511.89
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$4,365.16
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$1,096.48
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,348.96
Median
$4,073.80
Typical High
$10,964.78
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$933.25
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,905.46
Median
$6,165.95
Typical High
$8,912.51
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$1,513.56

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 7.3 times more in Colorado than in Montana. 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

Alaska· 4th of 51

$5,170

$1,096 physician + $4,074 facility

CO $6,269MT $863

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.