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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 October 2026.

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

$2,341

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,341 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $562 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,778 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$562$407 to $676
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,778$1,479 to $2,884

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,778 · 10th to 90th $708 to $4,571Professionalmedian $562 · 10th to 90th $339 to $1,202
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,778professional $562

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
$1,412.54
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$1,737.80
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$478.63
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$478.63
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$4,466.84
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$1,202.26
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,778.28
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$4,570.88
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$630.96
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,479.11
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$9,120.11
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$1,023.29
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
$204.17
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$204.17
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$81.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$309.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$61.66
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$40.74
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$288.40

Where West 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

West Virginia· 42nd of 51

$2,341

$562 physician + $1,778 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.