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Later Repair Of A Flexor Tendon In The Leg

Indiana rates for HCPCS 27659

Repairs a tendon in the lower leg that bends the foot or toes downward, done as a later operation rather than at the time of the original injury. Scarred tendon ends are cleaned up and joined, and a piece of tendon from elsewhere may be used to bridge a gap if the ends will not reach. One tendon is treated at a time.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Later Repair Of A Flexor Tendon In The Leg cost?

$6,284

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $6,284 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $661 to the doctor who performs it, and $5,623 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$661$457 to $776
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$5,623$1,820 to $14,454

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5,623 · 10th to 90th $708 to $28,840Professionalmedian $661 · 10th to 90th $417 to $1,000
$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $5,623professional $661

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
$446.68
Median
$5,011.87
Typical High
$7,244.36
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$602.56
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$398.11
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$50.12
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$14,454.40
Typical High
$33,113.11
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$1,023.29
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
62 · Two surgeons
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$660.69
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$173.78
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$144.54
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$7,244.36
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$4,168.69
Typical High
$7,762.47
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$4,677.35
Physicians Health Plan of Northern Indiana
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$6,606.93
Typical High
$10,471.29
Physicians Health Plan of Northern Indiana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$977.24
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$7,943.28
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$891.25
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
$204.17
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$234.42
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$93.33
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$354.81
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$70.79
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$46.77
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$331.13

Where Indiana sits

The same service costs 7.0 times more in Alabama 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

Indiana· 7th of 51

$6,284

$661 physician + $5,623 facility

AL $10,808MT $1,535

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.