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Release Of Scarred Tendon, Leg Or Ankle

Hawaii 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 October 2026.

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

$1,995

Typical total for the visit. In Hawaii, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,995 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $550 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,445 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$550$72.44 to $550
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,445$1,259 to $3,020

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,445 · 10th to 90th $1,122 to $4,467Professionalmedian $550 · 10th to 90th $30 to $575
$50$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,445professional $550

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
$1,047.13
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$4,466.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$676.08
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$1,819.70
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$549.54
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$691.83
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,238.72
Median
$3,019.95
Typical High
$3,890.45
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$549.54
University Health Alliance
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$575.44

Where Hawaii sits

The same service costs 5.1 times more in Wisconsin 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

Hawaii· 49th of 51

$1,995

$550 physician + $1,445 facility

WI $7,097MT $1,384

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.