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Lengthening or Shortening Several Leg Tendons

Florida rates for HCPCS 27686

More than one tendon in the lower leg or ankle is surgically lengthened or shortened through a single incision, to correct tightness or slack that is pulling the foot into a poor position. It is used for problems such as a foot held pointing down or turned inward. Each tendon treated is billed separately.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Lengthening or Shortening Several Leg Tendons cost?

$7,079

Typical facility fee. In Florida, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $7,079 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $2,630 to $11,220.

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 $7,079 · 10th to 90th $1,000 to $16,596
$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20K$50Kfacility $7,079

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
$933.25
Median
$5,495.41
Typical High
$12,022.64
AvMed
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$11,220.18
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$1,698.24
Florida Blue
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6,165.95
Median
$12,302.69
Typical High
$23,442.29
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,398.83
Median
$7,762.47
Typical High
$12,882.50

Where Florida sits

The same service costs 19.1 times more in Indiana 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.

Florida· 5th of 50

$7,079

IN $10,233ND $537

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.