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Achilles Tendon Release, Asleep Under Anesthesia

Vermont 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?

$2,155

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,155 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $457 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,698 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$457$363 to $501
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,698$1,698 to $3,631

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,698 · 10th to 90th $309 to $3,890Professionalmedian $457 · 10th to 90th $324 to $661
$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $1,698professional $457

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
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$354.81
BCBS Vermont
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,890.45
Median
$3,890.45
Typical High
$3,890.45
BCBS Vermont
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$977.24
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$3,630.78
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$524.81
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$446.68
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$1,698.24
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$660.69

Where Vermont 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

Vermont· 30th of 51

$2,155

$457 physician + $1,698 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.