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Repair of Torn Ligaments on Both Sides of Ankle

Alaska rates for HCPCS 27696

Stitches torn ligaments back together on both the inner and the outer side of the ankle, restoring the bands that keep the joint from rolling. It is done through incisions over the damaged ligaments, and the repair is protected in a splint, cast or boot afterwards. It is used for a fresh severe sprain or dislocation that has left the ankle unstable.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Repair of Torn Ligaments on Both Sides of Ankle cost?

$10,948

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $10,948 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $2,239 to the doctor who performs it, and $8,710 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$2,239$1,230 to $2,239
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$8,710$4,786 to $13,804

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $8,710 · 10th to 90th $2,754 to $16,596Professionalmedian $2,239 · 10th to 90th $550 to $2,884
$100$500$2K$10Kfacility $8,710professional $2,239

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). 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
None
Typical Low
$1,949.84
Median
$9,549.93
Typical High
$16,595.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$7,079.46
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8,317.64
Median
$13,803.84
Typical High
$41,686.94
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$1,862.09
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$2,187.76
Typical High
$3,890.45
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$2,951.21
Premera BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,981.07
Median
$7,943.28
Typical High
$12,882.50
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,238.72
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$2,238.72
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,754.23
Median
$13,182.57
Typical High
$24,547.09
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$1,862.09
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,570.40
Median
$7,079.46
Typical High
$14,791.08
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$3,311.31

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 6.2 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

Alaska· 2nd of 51

$10,948

$2,239 physician + $8,710 facility

CO $10,992MT $1,762

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.