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Release Of Scarred Tendon, Leg Or Ankle

Virginia 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?

$3,715

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,715 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $479 to the doctor who performs it, and $3,236 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$479$427 to $550
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$3,236$1,000 to $7,079

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,236 · 10th to 90th $513 to $10,965Professionalmedian $479 · 10th to 90th $389 to $692
$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $3,236professional $479

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
$501.19
Median
$3,801.89
Typical High
$9,332.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$851.14
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4,677.35
Median
$6,456.54
Typical High
$7,244.36
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$575.44
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
62 · Two surgeons
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$363.08
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$616.60
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$3,090.30
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$691.83
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$588.84
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$741.31
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$776.25
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$660.69
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$10,232.93
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$1,023.29
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,548.82
Median
$6,760.83
Typical High
$16,595.87
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$776.25
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
$218.78
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$239.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$95.50
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$354.81
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$70.79
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$47.86
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$331.13

Where Virginia 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

Virginia· 16th of 51

$3,715

$479 physician + $3,236 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.