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Tendon Transfer In Lower Leg, Superficial Route

Pennsylvania 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?

$5,129

Typical facility fee. In Pennsylvania, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $5,129 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1,995 to $7,244.

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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5,129 · 10th to 90th $724 to $8,511
$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $5,129

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
$660.69
Median
$5,370.32
Typical High
$8,511.38
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9,549.93
Median
$10,000.00
Typical High
$57,543.99
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$1,047.13
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$104.71
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7,762.47
Median
$13,489.63
Typical High
$33,884.42
Martin's Point
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$4,786.30
Typical High
$8,511.38
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$4,265.80
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,454.71
Median
$5,370.32
Typical High
$21,379.62

Where Pennsylvania 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.

Pennsylvania· 19th of 50

$5,129

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.