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Achilles Tendon Release, Asleep Under Anesthesia

South Carolina 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?

$2,095

Typical total for the visit. In South Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,095 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $316 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,778 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$316$257 to $389
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,778$708 to $5,623

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,778 · 10th to 90th $501 to $10,000Professionalmedian $316 · 10th to 90th $229 to $457
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,778professional $316

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
$309.03
Median
$5,623.41
Typical High
$21,877.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$389.05
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$218.78
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$8,912.51
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$407.38
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$2,511.89
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$501.19
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$2,137.96
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$794.33
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$416.87
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$14,791.08
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$501.19
8 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
$134.90
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$154.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$61.66
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$234.42
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$46.77
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$30.90
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$218.78
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$1,202.26
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$398.11

Where South Carolina 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

South Carolina· 32nd of 51

$2,095

$316 physician + $1,778 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.