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Achilles Tendon Release, Asleep Under Anesthesia

Virginia 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?

$2,932

Typical total for the visit. In Virginia, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,932 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $302 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,630 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$302$269 to $355
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,630$851 to $5,754

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,630 · 10th to 90th $363 to $9,550Professionalmedian $302 · 10th to 90th $245 to $479
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,630professional $302

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
$389.05
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$9,332.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$549.54
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4,677.35
Median
$6,456.54
Typical High
$7,244.36
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$363.08
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$549.54
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
62 · Two surgeons
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$229.09
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$389.05
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$3,090.30
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$478.63
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$363.08
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$776.25
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$512.86
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$436.52
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$8,709.64
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$676.08
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$5,011.87
Typical High
$13,182.57
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$524.81
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
$141.25
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$158.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$63.10
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$234.42
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$46.77
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$31.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$218.78

Where Virginia 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

Virginia· 16th of 51

$2,932

$302 physician + $2,630 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.