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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 July 2026.

How much does Release Of Scarred Tendon, Leg Or Ankle cost?

$525

Typical physician fee. In Vermont, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $525 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $490 to $589.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,754 · 10th to 90th $2,754 to $3,388Professionalmedian $525 · 10th to 90th $447 to $813
$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $2,754professional $525

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
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$524.81
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,754.23
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$3,388.44
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$1,513.56
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$851.14
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$707.95
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$1,047.13

Where Vermont 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.

Vermont· 41st of 51

$525

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.