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Release Of Scarred Tendon, Leg Or Ankle

Alaska rates for HCPCS 27680

This procedure frees a single tendon in the leg or ankle from surrounding scar tissue that is restricting its movement, without lengthening or repairing the tendon itself. It is used when scarring, rather than a tear or shortening, is limiting motion. It treats one tendon at a time.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Release Of Scarred Tendon, Leg Or Ankle cost?

$1,923

Typical total for the visit. In Alaska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,923 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $1,072 to the doctor who performs it, and $851 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$1,072$398 to $1,862
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$851$537 to $2,042

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $851 · 10th to 90th $490 to $9,772Professionalmedian $1,072 · 10th to 90th $389 to $2,344
$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0Kfacility $851professional $1,072

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
$1,348.96
Median
$10,715.19
Typical High
$14,125.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$2,041.74
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$1,412.54
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$2,238.72
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$2,398.83
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,737.80
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$2,454.71
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$2,238.72
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$1,412.54
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,786.30
Median
$4,786.30
Typical High
$6,760.83
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$2,454.71

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 9.3 times more in Indiana than in Maine. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Physician feeFacility feeAlaska $1,923 · 43rd of 51
IN $9,800ME $1,050

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.