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Release Of Scarred Tendon, Leg Or Ankle

Indiana 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?

$9,800

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $9,800 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $468 to the doctor who performs it, and $9,333 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$468$398 to $692
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$9,333$4,266 to $14,791

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $9,333 · 10th to 90th $661 to $17,783Professionalmedian $468 · 10th to 90th $372 to $1,047
$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $9,333professional $468

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. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$3,467.37
Typical High
$11,220.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$1,318.26
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$380.19
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,715.35
Median
$11,220.18
Typical High
$18,620.87
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$870.96
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$489.78
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$1,380.38
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$912.01
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,754.23
Median
$6,918.31
Typical High
$10,964.78
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$794.33

Where Indiana sits

The same service costs 9.3 times more in Indiana than in Maine. 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

Indiana· 1st of 51

$9,800

$468 physician + $9,333 facility

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.