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Release Of Scarred Tendon, Leg Or Ankle

Rhode Island 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?

$537

Typical physician fee. In Rhode Island, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $537 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $398 to $646.

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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,074 · 10th to 90th $2,818 to $9,550Professionalmedian $513 · 10th to 90th $389 to $813
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $4,074professional $513

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. 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
Global
Typical Low
$2,398.83
Median
$3,715.35
Typical High
$3,715.35
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$645.65
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$870.96
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$912.01
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,818.38
Median
$5,128.61
Typical High
$10,000.00
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$1,000.00

Where Rhode Island sits

The same service costs 6.3 times more in California than in Delaware. 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.

Rhode Island· 38th of 51

$537

CA $2,692DE $427

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.