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Achilles Tendon Release, Asleep Under Anesthesia

North Dakota 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?

$2,038

Typical total for the visit. In North Dakota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,038 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $525 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,514 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$525$407 to $603
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,514$275 to $2,344

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,514 · 10th to 90th $275 to $2,630Professionalmedian $525 · 10th to 90th $275 to $676
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,514professional $525

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
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$1,995.26
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$371.54
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,019.95
Median
$3,019.95
Typical High
$3,019.95
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$676.08
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
22 · Increased work
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$812.83
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$1,023.29
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$478.63
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$512.86
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$537.03
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$831.76
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$2,754.23
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$724.44
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$2,630.27
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$562.34

Where North Dakota 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

North Dakota· 34th of 51

$2,038

$525 physician + $1,514 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.