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Achilles Tendon Release, Asleep Under Anesthesia

Michigan 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?

$2,305

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,305 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $355 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,950 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$288 to $417
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,950$1,230 to $2,692

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,950 · 10th to 90th $589 to $4,169Professionalmedian $355 · 10th to 90th $245 to $589
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,950professional $355

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
$346.74
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$4,897.79
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$363.08
BCBS Michigan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,949.84
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$3,388.44
BCBS Michigan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$588.84
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$407.38
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$741.31
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$7,079.46
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$389.05
Priority Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$407.38
Priority Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$602.56
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$5,248.07
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$398.11
13 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
$177.83
Typical High
$177.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$70.79
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$269.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$53.70
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$35.48
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$251.19
BCBS Michigan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$630.96
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$181.97
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$72.44
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$269.15
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$53.70
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$36.31
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$251.19

Where Michigan 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

Michigan· 26th of 51

$2,305

$355 physician + $1,950 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.