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Tendon Transfer in the Lower Leg

Illinois 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?

$2,884

Typical facility fee. In Illinois, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,884 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1,259 to $5,495.

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 $3,236 · 10th to 90th $1,000 to $11,220Professionalmedian $1,259 · 10th to 90th $794 to $3,715
$1$10$100$1K$10Kfacility $3,236professional $1,259

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
$870.96
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$10,000.00
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8,128.31
Median
$10,471.29
Typical High
$16,218.10
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,311.31
Median
$6,025.60
Typical High
$6,760.83
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$3,715.35
Hally Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,238.72
Median
$6,165.95
Typical High
$13,803.84

Where Illinois 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.

Illinois· 40th of 50

$2,884

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.