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Repair Of A Tear In The Sheath Around Leg Muscles

New York rates for HCPCS 27656

Closes a gap in the fascia, the tough fibrous sheet that wraps the muscles of the lower leg. Where the sheath has split, muscle pushes through and forms a soft bulge that can ache or catch with activity. The surgeon repairs or releases the defect so the bulge settles.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Repair Of A Tear In The Sheath Around Leg Muscles cost?

$4,440

Typical total for the visit. In New York, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,440 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $550 to the doctor who performs it, and $3,890 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 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$550$468 to $646
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$3,890$1,820 to $6,457

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,890 · 10th to 90th $1,072 to $9,333Professionalmedian $550 · 10th to 90th $363 to $891
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $3,890professional $550

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
$1,479.11
Median
$4,897.79
Typical High
$9,120.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$645.65
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$10,964.78
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$724.44
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$1,071.52
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$114.82
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$100.00
CDPHP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,584.89
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$6,165.95
CDPHP
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$794.33
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,148.15
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$5,370.32
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$1,122.02
Emblem Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$1,348.96
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$954.99
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$676.08
MVP Health Care
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$4,365.16
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$1,445.44
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$7,762.47
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$1,122.02
Univera
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$1,348.96
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$676.08
15 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
$204.17
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$323.59
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$128.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$489.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$97.72
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$64.57
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$457.09
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$575.44
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$151.36
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$72.44
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$501.19
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$467.74
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$537.03
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$245.47
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$117.49
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$501.19

Where New York sits

The same service costs 4.4 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

New York· 8th of 51

$4,440

$550 physician + $3,890 facility

CO $6,451MT $1,460

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.