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Achilles Tendon Release, Asleep Under Anesthesia

Iowa 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 July 2026.

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

$2,512

Typical facility fee. In Iowa, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,512 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $646 to $5,370.

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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,388 · 10th to 90th $537 to $7,943Professionalmedian $603 · 10th to 90th $275 to $1,072
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $3,388professional $603

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
$1,288.25
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$7,943.28
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$1,096.48
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$8,317.64
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$1,071.52
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,168.69
Median
$6,309.57
Typical High
$8,709.64

Where Iowa sits

The same service costs 57.5 times more in Maine than in West Virginia. 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.

Iowa· 25th of 50

$2,512

ME $15,488WV $269

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.