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Achilles Tendon Release, Asleep Under Anesthesia

New Jersey 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?

$3,385

Typical total for the visit. In New Jersey, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,385 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $295 to the doctor who performs it, and $3,090 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$295$257 to $316
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$3,090$1,820 to $5,129

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,090 · 10th to 90th $933 to $7,762Professionalmedian $295 · 10th to 90th $209 to $479
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $3,090professional $295

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
$295.12
Median
$4,570.88
Typical High
$10,471.29
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$467.74
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$3,630.78
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$588.84
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$407.38
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,511.89
Median
$4,677.35
Typical High
$12,302.69
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$478.63
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$6,760.83
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$446.68
6 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
$151.36
Typical High
$151.36
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$61.66
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$229.09
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$45.71
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$30.90
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$213.80

Where New Jersey 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

New Jersey· 11th of 51

$3,385

$295 physician + $3,090 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.