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Later Repair Of A Flexor Tendon In The Leg

North Carolina 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 July 2026.

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

$1,413

Typical facility fee. In North Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,413 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $631 to $4,571.

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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,514 · 10th to 90th $457 to $7,244Professionalmedian $871 · 10th to 90th $871 to $1,072
$1$10$100$1K$10Kfacility $1,514professional $871

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. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$6,918.31
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,412.54
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$2,041.74
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$6,309.57
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$77.62
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$1,071.52
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$1,096.48
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,570.40
Median
$6,456.54
Typical High
$12,882.50
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20,892.96
Median
$20,892.96
Typical High
$28,840.32
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$2,089.30
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$2,089.30

Where North Carolina sits

The same service costs 45.7 times more in Indiana than in West Virginia. 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.

North Carolina· 39th of 50

$1,413

IN $20,893WV $457

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.