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Tendon Transfer In Lower Leg, Superficial Route

California rates for HCPCS 27690

Detaches a tendon in the lower leg and reattaches it in a new place so a working muscle takes over a job a weakened one can no longer do. The tendon is rerouted along a path just beneath the skin rather than through the deeper space between the two leg bones. It is used for a foot that drops or turns inward when walking because of nerve or muscle weakness.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Tendon Transfer In Lower Leg, Superficial Route cost?

$8,913

Typical facility fee. In California, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $8,913 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $6,166 to $13,183.

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 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $9,550 · 10th to 90th $3,631 to $17,783Professionalmedian $741 · 10th to 90th $427 to $1,622
$100$500$2K$10Kfacility $9,550professional $741

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
$3,548.13
Median
$8,128.31
Typical High
$23,442.29
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6,025.60
Median
$10,471.29
Typical High
$17,782.79
Blue Shield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$6,456.54
Typical High
$13,803.84
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$6,918.31
Contra Costa Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$977.24
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$1,698.24
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20,892.96
Median
$33,884.42
Typical High
$33,884.42
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$2,089.30
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$2,089.30
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$1,258.93
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6,456.54
Median
$12,022.64
Typical High
$25,118.86

Where California sits

The same service costs 32.4 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.

California· 7th of 50

$8,913

IN $20,893ND $646

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.