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Release Of Scarred Tendon, Leg Or Ankle

Maine 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?

$2,725

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,725 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $537 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,188 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$537$490 to $676
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,188$813 to $2,291

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,188 · 10th to 90th $537 to $2,951Professionalmedian $537 · 10th to 90th $417 to $813
$500$1K$2Kfacility $2,188professional $537

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$537.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$812.83
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$812.83
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
62 · Two surgeons
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$512.86
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$2,951.21
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$870.96
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$3,890.45
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$794.33
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$812.83
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$3,890.45
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$724.44
12 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
$218.78
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$269.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$107.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$407.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$81.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$53.70
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$380.19
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$269.15
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$107.15
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$407.38
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$81.28
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$53.70
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$380.19

Where Maine 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

Maine· 31st of 51

$2,725

$537 physician + $2,188 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.