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Release Of Scarred Tendon, Leg Or Ankle

Kentucky 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?

$3,825

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,825 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $437 to the doctor who performs it, and $3,388 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$437$380 to $646
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$3,388$1,995 to $6,761

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,388 · 10th to 90th $708 to $8,511Professionalmedian $437 · 10th to 90th $355 to $776
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $3,388professional $437

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
$436.52
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$8,511.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$794.33
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$263.03
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,949.84
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$8,511.38
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$707.95
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$691.83
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$645.65
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$1,862.09
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$3,311.31
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$295.12
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$4,168.69
Typical High
$8,511.38
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$870.96

Where Kentucky 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

Kentucky· 30th of 51

$3,825

$437 physician + $3,388 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.