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Achilles Tendon Release, Asleep Under Anesthesia

Maine 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?

$2,133

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,133 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $355 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,778 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$355$316 to $407
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,778$1,698 to $2,239

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,778 · 10th to 90th $537 to $3,311Professionalmedian $355 · 10th to 90th $269 to $513
$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $1,778professional $355

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
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$354.81
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$512.86
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$776.25
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
62 · Two surgeons
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$323.59
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$2,951.21
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$575.44
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$3,311.31
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$489.78
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$354.81
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$3,311.31
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$478.63
12 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
$144.54
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$173.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$70.79
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$263.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$52.48
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$35.48
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$245.47
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$173.78
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$70.79
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$263.03
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$52.48
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$35.48
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$245.47

Where Maine 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

Maine· 31st of 51

$2,133

$355 physician + $1,778 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.