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Tendon Transfer in the Lower Leg

Idaho 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 October 2026.

How much does Tendon Transfer in the Lower Leg cost?

$5,920

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $5,920 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $1,349 to the doctor who performs it, and $4,571 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 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$1,349$1,148 to $1,514
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$4,571$2,291 to $8,318

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,571 · 10th to 90th $1,349 to $16,218Professionalmedian $1,349 · 10th to 90th $912 to $1,698
$50$200$1K$5K$20Kfacility $4,571professional $1,349

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
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$8,709.64
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$1,737.80
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,951.21
Median
$4,897.79
Typical High
$18,620.87
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$1,513.56
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4,073.80
Median
$4,570.88
Typical High
$6,165.95
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$1,174.90
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$10,000.00
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$1,778.28
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.11
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$1,348.96
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,348.96
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$1,698.24
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12,022.64
Median
$17,378.01
Typical High
$23,442.29
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,348.96
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$1,778.28
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$8,709.64
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$4,168.69
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$3,388.44
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$1,584.89
23 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$758.58
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$302.00
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$1,148.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$229.09
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$151.36
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$1,071.52
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Facility
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$4,265.80
Median
$7,413.10
Typical High
$28,183.83
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$1,862.09
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$2,290.87
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$1,380.38
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$151.36
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
62 · Two surgeons
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$954.99
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
63 · Small infant
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$1,819.70
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$1,071.52
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$245.47
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
81 · Minimal assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$245.47
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
82 · Assistant surgeon, no resident
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$245.47
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$208.93
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$758.58
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$302.00
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$1,148.15
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$229.09
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$151.36
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$1,071.52

Where Idaho sits

The same service costs 5.7 times more in Colorado 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

Idaho· 17th of 51

$5,920

$1,349 physician + $4,571 facility

CO $13,613MT $2,377

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.