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Achilles Tendon Release, Asleep Under Anesthesia

Pennsylvania 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 July 2026.

How much does Achilles Tendon Release, Asleep Under Anesthesia cost?

$2,399

Typical facility fee. In Pennsylvania, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,399 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1,288 to $4,786.

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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,399 · 10th to 90th $479 to $8,318
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,399

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$8,317.64
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,011.87
Median
$6,165.95
Typical High
$57,543.99
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$446.68
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,073.80
Median
$4,073.80
Typical High
$4,073.80
Martin's Point
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$8,317.64
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$2,290.87
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,659.59
Median
$3,890.45
Typical High
$9,549.93

Where Pennsylvania sits

The same service costs 57.5 times more in Maine than in West Virginia. 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.

Pennsylvania· 27th of 50

$2,399

ME $15,488WV $269

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.