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Tendon Transfer in the Lower Leg

Georgia rates for HCPCS 27691

Surgery that takes a working tendon in the lower leg, detaches it from its normal attachment and reroutes it to a new point on the foot, so a muscle that still works takes over the job of one that does not. It is done for weakness or imbalance after nerve injury, or for a deformity that keeps pulling the foot into a poor position. The foot is protected in a cast or boot while the transferred tendon heals into its new attachment.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Tendon Transfer in the Lower Leg cost?

$5,129

Typical facility fee. In Georgia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $5,129 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $2,399 to $8,511.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5,129 · 10th to 90th $1,380 to $11,749Professionalmedian $1,000 · 10th to 90th $759 to $1,698
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $5,129professional $1,000

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
$1,258.93
Median
$4,786.30
Typical High
$11,481.54
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$5,128.61
Typical High
$12,882.50
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$4,786.30
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$1,698.24
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$58.88
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$29.51
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,737.80
Median
$6,309.57
Typical High
$12,022.64

Where Georgia sits

The same service costs 17.0 times more in Wisconsin than in Maryland. 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.

Georgia· 17th of 50

$5,129

WI $12,589MD $741

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.