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Ankle Manipulation Under Anesthesia

North Carolina rates for HCPCS 27860

Moves and stretches a stiff ankle while the patient is asleep under anesthesia, breaking down scar tissue and adhesions so the joint moves further. No incision is made. It is used when stiffness after injury, surgery or a long period in a cast has not responded to physiotherapy.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Ankle Manipulation Under Anesthesia cost?

$490

Typical facility fee. In North Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $490 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $224 to $4,074.

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 $490 · 10th to 90th $162 to $6,918Professionalmedian $302 · 10th to 90th $302 to $389
$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0Kfacility $490professional $302

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. 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
Global
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$7,585.78
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$1,202.26
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$2,818.38
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$389.05
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$371.54
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,584.89
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$7,079.46
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9,332.54
Median
$9,332.54
Typical High
$19,498.45

Where North Carolina sits

The same service costs 57.5 times more in Indiana than in West Virginia. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

North Carolina $490 · 42nd of 50
IN $9,333WV $162

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.