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Freeing Multiple Tendons in the Lower Leg

Virginia rates for HCPCS 27681

Frees more than one tendon in the lower leg or ankle from the scar tissue and adhesions holding it down, so the tendons can glide again and the ankle and toes move more freely. Scarring like this usually follows an injury, an infection, or earlier surgery. The tendons themselves are not cut or reattached — they are only released.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Freeing Multiple Tendons in the Lower Leg cost?

$1,778

Typical facility fee. In Virginia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,778 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $676 to $6,310.

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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,820 · 10th to 90th $562 to $8,913Professionalmedian $708 · 10th to 90th $479 to $933
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,820professional $708

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
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$3,467.37
Typical High
$7,244.36
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,888.44
Median
$6,760.83
Typical High
$7,413.10
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$575.44
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$707.95
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$1,202.26
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$1,047.13
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$7,943.28
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,623.41
Median
$8,709.64
Typical High
$17,782.79

Where Virginia sits

The same service costs 18.6 times more in Indiana than in West Virginia. 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.

Virginia· 37th of 50

$1,778

IN $9,333WV $501

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.