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Tendon Transfer in the Lower Leg

Ohio 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?

$6,310

Typical facility fee. In Ohio, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $6,310 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $3,715 to $8,128.

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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $6,310 · 10th to 90th $2,089 to $12,589
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $6,310

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
$1,905.46
Median
$6,309.57
Typical High
$12,589.25
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,754.23
Median
$5,754.40
Typical High
$22,908.68
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$851.14
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$21,379.62
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$123.03
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$21,379.62
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,311.31
Median
$6,309.57
Typical High
$13,489.63

Where Ohio 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.

Ohio· 12th of 50

$6,310

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.