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Lengthening or Shortening Several Leg Tendons

Maryland 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?

$537

Typical facility fee. In Maryland, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $537 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $513 to $1,230.

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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $525 · 10th to 90th $295 to $5,129Professionalmedian $603 · 10th to 90th $525 to $1,122
$1$10$100$1Kfacility $525professional $603

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
$295.12
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$5,128.61
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$1,548.82
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$1,122.02
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$6,760.83

Where Maryland 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.

Maryland· 49th of 50

$537

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.