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Tendon Lengthening or Shortening, Lower Leg/Ankle

Colorado rates for HCPCS 27685

Surgery to adjust the length of a single tendon in the lower leg or ankle, either lengthening a tight tendon or shortening a stretched one, to improve movement and correct muscle imbalance. It's often used to treat conditions that cause abnormal walking patterns or joint positioning.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Tendon Lengthening or Shortening, Lower Leg/Ankle cost?

$6,016

Typical total for the visit. In Colorado, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $6,016 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $646 to the doctor who performs it, and $5,370 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$646$479 to $759
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$5,370$1,000 to $8,913

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5,370 · 10th to 90th $603 to $12,589Professionalmedian $646 · 10th to 90th $457 to $1,288
$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $5,370professional $646

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
$478.63
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$7,585.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$1,288.25
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,786.30
Median
$9,549.93
Typical High
$15,135.61
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$1,096.48
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$7,079.46
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$77.62
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$1,288.25
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$1,174.90
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$2,511.89
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$1,479.11
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$794.33
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,235.94
Median
$6,918.31
Typical High
$15,135.61
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$1,348.96

Where Colorado sits

The same service costs 9.2 times more in Maine than in North Dakota. 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

Colorado· 9th of 50

$6,016

$646 physician + $5,370 facility

ME $14,166ND $1,547

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.