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Tendon Transfer in the Lower Leg

South Carolina 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?

$4,861

Typical total for the visit. In South Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,861 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $692 to the doctor who performs it, and $4,169 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$692$447 to $912
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$4,169$1,698 to $11,482

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,169 · 10th to 90th $977 to $19,055Professionalmedian $692 · 10th to 90th $107 to $1,047
$100$500$2K$10Kfacility $4,169professional $692

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
$851.14
Median
$10,471.29
Typical High
$21,877.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$1,096.48
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$1,230.27
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$5,370.32
Typical High
$18,620.87
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$1,202.26
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$2,951.21
Typical High
$5,623.41
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$1,348.96
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$3,981.07
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$1,122.02
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$912.01
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,445.44
Median
$4,265.80
Typical High
$24,547.09
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$1,258.93
12 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
$363.08
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$426.58
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$169.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$645.65
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$128.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$85.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$602.56
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$1,348.96
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$1,995.26
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$660.69
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$263.03
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
81 · Minimal assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$186.21
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
82 · Assistant surgeon, no resident
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$186.21
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$186.21

Where South Carolina 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

South Carolina· 29th of 51

$4,861

$692 physician + $4,169 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.