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Release Of Scarred Tendon, Leg Or Ankle

Vermont 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?

$3,728

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,728 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $708 to the doctor who performs it, and $3,020 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$708$562 to $776
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$3,020$3,020 to $3,020

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,020 · 10th to 90th $2,188 to $3,388Professionalmedian $708 · 10th to 90th $490 to $871
$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $3,020professional $708

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
$3,019.95
Median
$3,019.95
Typical High
$3,019.95
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$524.81
BCBS Vermont
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,754.23
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$3,388.44
BCBS Vermont
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$812.83
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$3,630.78
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$776.25
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$707.95
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,187.76
Median
$2,187.76
Typical High
$2,187.76
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$1,023.29

Where Vermont 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

Vermont· 15th of 51

$3,728

$708 physician + $3,020 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.