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Release Of Scarred Tendon, Leg Or Ankle

Iowa 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?

$3,932

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,932 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $912 to the doctor who performs it, and $3,020 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$912$676 to $1,000
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$3,020$1,122 to $5,370

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,020 · 10th to 90th $891 to $8,710Professionalmedian $912 · 10th to 90th $468 to $1,202
$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $3,020professional $912

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
$676.08
Median
$3,981.07
Typical High
$7,244.36
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$1,047.13
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$2,630.27
Typical High
$3,235.94
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$1,148.15
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$1,202.26
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$8,912.51
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$3,235.94
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$1,148.15
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,621.81
Median
$2,630.27
Typical High
$3,235.94
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$1,548.82
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$954.99
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,380.38
Median
$4,365.16
Typical High
$9,772.37
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$1,174.90
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$1,000.00
6 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
$199.53
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$338.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$134.90
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$512.86
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$102.33
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$67.61
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$478.63

Where Iowa 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

Iowa· 12th of 51

$3,932

$912 physician + $3,020 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.