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Achilles Tendon Release, Asleep Under Anesthesia

New Mexico 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?

$2,477

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,477 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $339 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,138 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$339$288 to $417
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,138$1,000 to $3,802

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,138 · 10th to 90th $437 to $8,913Professionalmedian $339 · 10th to 90th $251 to $525
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $2,138professional $339

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
$275.42
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$7,762.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$354.81
BCBS New Mexico
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$10,715.19
BCBS New Mexico
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$416.87
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$2,630.27
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$489.78
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$588.84
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$2,754.23
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$537.03
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$7,585.78
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$512.86
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
$131.83
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$177.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$70.79
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$269.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$53.70
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$35.48
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$251.19

Where New Mexico 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 Mexico· 22nd of 51

$2,477

$339 physician + $2,138 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.