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Repair of a Ruptured Achilles Tendon

Vermont rates for HCPCS 27650

Reconnects a torn Achilles tendon, the thick cord joining the calf muscle to the heel bone, stitching the separated ends back together at the right length so it can heal. It is the repair done for a fresh rupture, either through an incision at the back of the ankle or through small puncture wounds. A cast or walking boot and a staged return to weight-bearing follow.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Repair of a Ruptured Achilles Tendon cost?

$3,368

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,368 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $1,023 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,344 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$1,023$891 to $1,202
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,344$2,344 to $8,511

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,344 · 10th to 90th $468 to $10,471Professionalmedian $1,023 · 10th to 90th $759 to $1,349
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,344professional $1,023

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
$776.25
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$1,148.15
BCBS Vermont
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6,918.31
Median
$6,918.31
Typical High
$8,511.38
BCBS Vermont
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$1,148.15
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$10,471.29
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$1,202.26
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$1,096.48
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,344.23
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$2,344.23
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$1,548.82

Where Vermont sits

The same service costs 5.1 times more in Alaska 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· 44th of 51

$3,368

$1,023 physician + $2,344 facility

AK $10,820MT $2,119

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.