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Achilles Tendon Release, Asleep Under Anesthesia

Florida 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?

$1,899

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,899 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $240 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,660 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$240$204 to $295
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,660$1,000 to $3,388

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,660 · 10th to 90th $724 to $11,749Professionalmedian $240 · 10th to 90th $186 to $389
$100$500$2K$10Kfacility $1,660professional $240

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
$407.38
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$11,481.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$331.13
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$263.03
AvMed
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$9,549.93
AvMed
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$331.13
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$2,884.03
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$436.52
Florida Blue
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$16,982.44
Florida Blue
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$549.54
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$389.05
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$7,585.78
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$467.74
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$263.03
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
$117.49
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$151.36
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$60.26
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$229.09
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$45.71
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$30.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$213.80

Where Florida 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

Florida· 40th of 51

$1,899

$240 physician + $1,660 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.