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Later Repair Of A Flexor Tendon In The Leg

South Dakota 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?

$2,491

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,491 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $977 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,514 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$977$724 to $1,148
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,514$912 to $1,820

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,514 · 10th to 90th $676 to $4,074Professionalmedian $977 · 10th to 90th $501 to $1,318
$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,514professional $977

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). 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
None
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$3,090.30
Typical High
$4,365.16
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$616.60
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$4,677.35
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$1,380.38
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$1,819.70
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$4,466.84
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$1,096.48
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$5,011.87
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$1,071.52
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$933.25
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$1,819.70
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$1,318.26
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$1,148.15

Where South Dakota 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 Dakota· 38th of 51

$2,491

$977 physician + $1,514 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.