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Achilles Tendon Release, Asleep Under Anesthesia

South 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?

$2,063

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,063 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $550 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$550$380 to $646
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,514$490 to $1,820

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,514 · 10th to 90th $380 to $2,239Professionalmedian $550 · 10th to 90th $288 to $759
$500$1K$2Kfacility $1,514professional $550

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
$2,290.87
Typical High
$4,365.16
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$338.84
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$2,187.76
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$794.33
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$1,819.70
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$3,890.45
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$630.96
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$2,238.72
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$616.60
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$537.03
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$1,819.70
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$758.58
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$645.65

Where South 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

South Dakota· 33rd of 51

$2,063

$550 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.