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Tendon Transfer In Lower Leg, Superficial Route

Maryland 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?

$832

Typical facility fee. In Maryland, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $832 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $646 to $1,259.

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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,259 · 10th to 90th $603 to $6,607Professionalmedian $724 · 10th to 90th $646 to $1,148
$1$10$100$1K$10Kfacility $1,259professional $724

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. 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
Global
Typical Low
$0.98
Median
$2,187.76
Typical High
$6,606.93
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$3,311.31
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$1,148.15
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$14,791.08

Where Maryland 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.

Maryland· 49th of 50

$832

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.