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Lengthening or Shortening Several Leg Tendons

Minnesota 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?

$3,162

Typical facility fee. In Minnesota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,162 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1,514 to $5,248.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,162 · 10th to 90th $891 to $10,000
$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $3,162

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
$524.81
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$4,677.35
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,235.94
Median
$7,244.36
Typical High
$14,791.08
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,348.96
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$5,248.07
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,445.44
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$4,168.69
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$6,918.31
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,818.38
Median
$5,011.87
Typical High
$10,715.19

Where Minnesota 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.

Minnesota· 33rd of 50

$3,162

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.