Repair of a Torn Tendon in the Lower Leg

Nationwide rates for HCPCS 27658

Stitches a torn or cut tendon in the lower leg back together, bringing the two ends directly against each other without adding a graft. It restores the pull that the tendon carries from muscle to bone so the ankle and foot can move properly again. Each tendon repaired is counted separately.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Repair of a Torn Tendon in the Lower Leg cost?

$3,964

Typical total for the visit. Nationwide, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,964 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $575 to the doctor who performs it, and $3,388 to the hospital or surgery center where it takes place. Done somewhere without a facility charge, you pay only the first.

15% physician fee85% facility fee

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 56 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the bill	Who charges it	Typical	Range
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it	The doctor who performs it	$575	$437 to $851
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center	The hospital or surgery center	$3,388	$1,349 to $6,026

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,388 · 10th to 90th $537 to $10,471Professionalmedian $575 · 10th to 90th $363 to $1,445

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	Facility/Professional	Modifier	Typical Low	Median	Typical High
Aetna Setting Facility Modifier Global Typical Low $501.19 Median $2,630.27 Typical High $9,120.11	Facility	Global	$501.19	$2,630.27	$9,120.11
BCBS Setting Facility Modifier Global Typical Low $1,621.81 Median $4,786.30 Typical High $13,489.63	Facility	Global	$1,621.81	$4,786.30	$13,489.63
Cigna Setting Facility Modifier Global Typical Low $467.74 Median $1,148.15 Typical High $3,090.30	Facility	Global	$467.74	$1,148.15	$3,090.30
Cigna Setting Facility Modifier AS · PA/NP assist Typical Low $61.66 Median $61.66 Typical High $61.66	Facility	AS · PA/NP assist	$61.66	$61.66	$61.66
United Setting Facility Modifier Global Typical Low $1,479.11 Median $4,168.69 Typical High $9,549.93	Facility	Global	$1,479.11	$4,168.69	$9,549.93

What it costs in each state

The same service costs 10.6 times more in Wisconsin than in Maryland. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Physician feeFacility fee

WI $8,437MD $798

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.