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Lengthening or Shortening Several Leg Tendons

Maine 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 October 2026.

How much does Lengthening or Shortening Several Leg Tendons cost?

$2,931

Typical total for the visit. In Maine, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,931 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $692 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,239 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$692$617 to $794
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,239$2,188 to $2,291

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,239 · 10th to 90th $813 to $3,890Professionalmedian $692 · 10th to 90th $525 to $1,023
$500$1K$2Kfacility $2,239professional $692

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
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$691.83
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$1,023.29
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$1,548.82
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
62 · Two surgeons
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$645.65
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$2,951.21
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$1,122.02
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$3,890.45
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$977.24
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$691.83
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$3,890.45
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$933.25
12 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
$281.84
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$346.74
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$138.04
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$512.86
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$102.33
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$69.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$478.63
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$346.74
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$138.04
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$512.86
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$102.33
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$69.18
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$478.63

Where Maine sits

The same service costs 4.3 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

Maine· 32nd of 51

$2,931

$692 physician + $2,239 facility

WI $7,406MT $1,722

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.