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Release Of Scarred Tendon, Leg Or Ankle

West 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 July 2026.

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

$2,021

Typical total for the visit. In West Virginia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,021 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $437 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,585 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$437$407 to $692
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,585$407 to $1,585

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,585 · 10th to 90th $407 to $1,738Professionalmedian $437 · 10th to 90th $380 to $692
$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,585professional $437

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. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$1,584.89
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$691.83
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$537.03
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$478.63
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$1,862.09
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$3,311.31
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,778.28
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$7,762.47
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$630.96
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,819.70
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$9,120.11
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$741.31

Where West Virginia sits

The same service costs 9.3 times more in Indiana than in Maine. 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

West Virginia· 42nd of 51

$2,021

$437 physician + $1,585 facility

IN $9,800ME $1,050

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.