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Achilles Tendon Release, Asleep Under Anesthesia

Idaho 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?

$2,532

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,532 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $490 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,042 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 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$490$417 to $562
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,042$1,413 to $4,074

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,042 · 10th to 90th $661 to $7,244Professionalmedian $490 · 10th to 90th $347 to $603
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $2,042professional $490

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
$660.69
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$7,079.46
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$562.34
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$416.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$83.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$389.05
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,584.89
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$8,511.38
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$549.54
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$501.19
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$54.95
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$389.05
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,819.70
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$2,754.23
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$436.52
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$7,244.36
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$645.65
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$416.87
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$83.18
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$389.05
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.11
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$489.78
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$616.60
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5,495.41
Median
$7,762.47
Typical High
$10,715.19
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$645.65
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$3,890.45
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$1,862.09
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$1,621.81
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$588.84
10 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
$173.78
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$281.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$112.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$56.23
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Facility
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$2,344.23
Median
$3,715.35
Typical High
$12,589.25
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$831.76
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
62 · Two surgeons
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$346.74
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
63 · Small infant
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$660.69
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$281.84
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$112.20
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$56.23

Where Idaho 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

Idaho· 20th of 51

$2,532

$490 physician + $2,042 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.