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Achilles Tendon Release, Asleep Under Anesthesia

Minnesota 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?

$1,659

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,659 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $562 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,096 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$562$417 to $776
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,096$501 to $2,884

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,096 · 10th to 90th $269 to $7,762Professionalmedian $562 · 10th to 90th $269 to $1,047
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,096professional $562

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
$269.15
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$2,089.30
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$204.17
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$40.74
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$190.55
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$354.81
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$208.93
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$42.66
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$199.53
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4,365.16
Median
$7,943.28
Typical High
$16,595.87
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$933.25
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$741.31
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$186.21
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$776.25
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$1,318.26
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$1,148.15
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$1,122.02
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$1,071.52
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$7,413.10
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$3,890.45
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$8,317.64
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$1,000.00
9 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
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$134.90
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$53.70
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$26.92
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$141.25
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$56.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$28.18
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Facility
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$6,456.54
Median
$12,022.64
Typical High
$21,379.62
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$1,380.38
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
62 · Two surgeons
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$575.44

Where Minnesota 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

Minnesota· 46th of 51

$1,659

$562 physician + $1,096 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.