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Later Repair Of A Flexor Tendon In The Leg

South 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 October 2026.

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

$2,567

Typical total for the visit. In South Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,567 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $525 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,042 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$525$389 to $646
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,042$871 to $6,026

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,042 · 10th to 90th $661 to $10,000Professionalmedian $525 · 10th to 90th $83 to $741
$100$500$2K$10Kfacility $2,042professional $525

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
$537.03
Median
$5,888.44
Typical High
$21,877.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$602.56
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$9,120.11
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$851.14
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$5,623.41
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$851.14
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$4,570.88
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$1,047.13
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$630.96
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$14,791.08
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$851.14
11 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
$229.09
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$269.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$107.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$407.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$81.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$53.70
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$380.19
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$524.81
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$208.93
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
81 · Minimal assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$144.54
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
82 · Assistant surgeon, no resident
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$144.54
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$144.54

Where South Carolina 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

South Carolina· 36th of 51

$2,567

$525 physician + $2,042 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.