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Lengthening or Shortening Several Leg Tendons

North Dakota 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?

$3,042

Typical total for the visit. In North Dakota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,042 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $1,047 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,995 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$1,047$891 to $1,175
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,995$537 to $3,020

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,995 · 10th to 90th $537 to $3,236Professionalmedian $1,047 · 10th to 90th $562 to $1,349
$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $1,995professional $1,047

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
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$5,011.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$562.34
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$1,348.96
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
22 · Increased work
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$1,621.81
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$1,995.26
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$933.25
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$134.90
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$1,000.00
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$1,047.13
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$1,659.59
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$3,235.94
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$1,412.54
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,995.26
Median
$3,019.95
Typical High
$3,235.94
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$1,122.02

Where North Dakota 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

North Dakota· 28th of 51

$3,042

$1,047 physician + $1,995 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.