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Lengthening or Shortening Several Leg Tendons

Montana 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?

$933

Typical facility fee. In Montana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $933 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $912 to $977.

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 $933 · 10th to 90th $724 to $9,120
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20K$50K$100Kfacility $933

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
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$64,565.42
Median
$75,857.76
Typical High
$91,201.08
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$851.14
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$1,122.02
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$1,230.27
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$6,760.83

Where Montana 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.

Montana· 47th of 50

$933

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.