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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 October 2026.

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

$4,599

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,599 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $525 to the doctor who performs it, and $4,074 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$525$417 to $575
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$4,074$1,820 to $8,318

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,074 · 10th to 90th $832 to $14,125Professionalmedian $525 · 10th to 90th $372 to $776
$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $4,074professional $525

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
$426.58
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$11,220.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$524.81
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$263.03
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$7,413.10
Typical High
$17,378.01
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$707.95
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
62 · Two surgeons
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$467.74
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$3,235.94
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$3,548.13
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$3,311.31
Physicians Health Plan of Northern Indiana
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$2,454.71
Typical High
$4,677.35
Physicians Health Plan of Northern Indiana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$870.96
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$4,168.69
Typical High
$9,120.11
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$758.58
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
$181.97
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$208.93
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$83.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$316.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$63.10
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$41.69
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$295.12

Where Indiana 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

Indiana· 8th of 51

$4,599

$525 physician + $4,074 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.