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Lengthening of a Tight Calf Muscle

Montana rates for HCPCS 27687

Lengthens a tight calf by cutting across the fibrous sheet at the lower end of the gastrocnemius, the large muscle at the back of the lower leg, so the ankle can bend upward further. A calf that will not stretch forces extra load onto the heel and ball of the foot and is a frequent cause of stubborn foot pain. It is done through a small incision at the back of the calf.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Lengthening of a Tight Calf Muscle cost?

$1,483

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,483 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $724 to the doctor who performs it, and $759 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$724$525 to $724
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$759$741 to $912

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $759 · 10th to 90th $646 to $2,884Professionalmedian $724 · 10th to 90th $398 to $776
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $759professional $724

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$707.95
BCBS Montana
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,890.45
Median
$3,890.45
Typical High
$3,890.45
BCBS Montana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$724.44
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$2,630.27
Typical High
$7,585.78
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$724.44
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$851.14
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$794.33
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$2,630.27
Typical High
$7,585.78
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$724.44
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,479.11
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$4,570.88
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$851.14

Where Montana sits

The same service costs 4.8 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

Montana· 51st of 51

$1,483

$724 physician + $759 facility

WI $7,148MT $1,483

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.