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Achilles Tendon Release, Asleep Under Anesthesia

Texas 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?

$2,754

Typical facility fee. In Texas, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,754 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1,000 to $4,677.

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 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,754 · 10th to 90th $417 to $7,943
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,754

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
$537.03
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$7,413.10
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,344.23
Median
$4,168.69
Typical High
$8,317.64
Baylor Scott & White
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,398.83
Median
$5,248.07
Typical High
$5,888.44
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$251.19
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$446.68
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9,332.54
Median
$19,498.45
Typical High
$19,498.45
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$645.65
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$645.65
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,348.96
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$7,244.36

Where Texas 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.

Texas· 21st of 50

$2,754

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.