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Repair Of An Extensor Tendon In The Lower Leg

North Carolina rates for HCPCS 27665

Repairs a torn or cut extensor tendon in the lower leg — one of the cords that pull the foot and toes upward. The surgeon opens the leg, finds the damaged tendon and stitches it so it pulls properly again. One tendon is treated, and each additional tendon repaired is billed separately.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Repair Of An Extensor Tendon In The Lower Leg cost?

$1,175

Typical facility fee. In North Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,175 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $575 to $5,623.

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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,175 · 10th to 90th $417 to $8,710Professionalmedian $708 · 10th to 90th $708 to $977
$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $1,175professional $708

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
$416.87
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$8,709.64
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$7,943.28
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$69.18
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$977.24
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$933.25
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,235.94
Median
$8,709.64
Typical High
$14,791.08
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26,915.35
Median
$26,915.35
Typical High
$28,840.32
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$2,691.53
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$2,691.53

Where North Carolina sits

The same service costs 55.0 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· 41st of 50

$1,175

IN $22,387WV $407

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.