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Release Of Scarred Tendon, Leg Or Ankle

Idaho 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?

$3,033

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,033 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $794 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,239 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 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$794$661 to $851
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,239$1,862 to $5,129

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,239 · 10th to 90th $933 to $7,762Professionalmedian $794 · 10th to 90th $525 to $977
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $2,239professional $794

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
$1,023.29
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$7,762.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$977.24
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$645.65
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$128.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$602.56
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,187.76
Median
$3,981.07
Typical High
$8,511.38
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$891.25
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$794.33
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$89.13
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$616.60
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,819.70
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$2,754.23
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$660.69
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$6,165.95
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$1,023.29
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$645.65
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$128.82
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$602.56
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.11
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$794.33
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$1,000.00
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5,495.41
Median
$7,762.47
Typical High
$10,715.19
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$1,023.29
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$6,309.57
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$1,862.09
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,412.54
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$2,398.83
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$912.01
8 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
$269.15
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$426.58
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$173.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$85.11
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
62 · Two surgeons
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$549.54
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
63 · Small infant
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$1,071.52
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$426.58
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$173.78
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$85.11

Where Idaho 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

Idaho· 22nd of 51

$3,033

$794 physician + $2,239 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.