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Procedure price report · Other therapeutic procedures on muscles and tendons

Calf muscle lengthening at the back of the leg

CPT 27687the billing code this page is about

Surgery that cuts and lengthens the tissue of the calf muscle to reduce tightness and allow the ankle to flex upward more easily.

Hospitals typically charge $2,578 cash for this outpatient procedure — the median across 792 hospitals that filed a usable cash price; the average of the middle 60% is $2,978. Most fall between $954 and $7,890 (20th–80th percentile).

Hospitals
792
States
50
Filings dated
Mar 2023 – Sep 2026
Computed
September 25, 2026
Prices checked
through September 24, 2026

Median: half of hospitals filed less, half more — and it is a price some hospital actually filed. Average of the middle 60%: the mean of the prices between the 20th and 80th percentiles. We never publish the plain average, the lowest or the highest price: the extremes in hospital price files are chargemaster artefacts, not prices anyone pays.

What hospitals charge, from cheapest to most expensive

Cash price percentiles, outpatient, across 792 hospitals. Each figure is a price a hospital filed. 10th: one in ten hospitals charges less; 25th: a quarter charge less; Median: half charge less; 75th: three quarters charge less; 90th: nine in ten charge less.
10th25thMedian75th90th
$698$1,130$2,578$5,584$17,375

The most expensive tenth of hospitals charges at least 25× what the cheapest tenth charges ($698 vs $17,375).

How the prices are spread

$517 – $777: 64 hospitals$517$777 – $1,166: 113 hospitals$1,166 – $1,752: 114 hospitals$1,166$1,752 – $2,631: 79 hospitals$2,631 – $3,952: 84 hospitals$2,631$3,952 – $5,935: 110 hospitals$5,935 – $8,914: 49 hospitals$5,935$8,914 – $13,389: 49 hospitals$13,389 – $20,110: 23 hospitals$13,389$20,110 – $30,204: 29 hospitals$20,110median $2,578price bands are equal on a log scale
Hospitals per price band (714 of 792 — the bands cover the 5th to 95th percentile)
FromToHospitals
$517$77764
$777$1,166113
$1,166$1,752114
$1,752$2,63179
$2,631$3,95284
$3,952$5,935110
$5,935$8,91449
$8,914$13,38949
$13,389$20,11023
$20,110$30,20429

Against Medicare

Medicare pays (OPPS 2026, national rate)$3,343
Median cash price$2,578
Cash as a multiple of Medicare0.77×

The Medicare figure is the national unadjusted OPPS rate for this code — what Medicare itself pays a hospital before local wage adjustment. It is a benchmark, not a price anyone is charged.

By state

The median cash price in each state, against the national median of $2,578.

Alaska: 3 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureAKMaine: 2 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureMEVermont: 7 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureVTNew Hampshire: 8 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureNHWashington: median $1,382 across 20 hospitalsWA$1,382Idaho: median $3,997 across 15 hospitalsID$3,997Montana: 6 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureMTNorth Dakota: 4 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureNDMinnesota: median $1,674 across 29 hospitalsMN$1,674Illinois: median $860 across 23 hospitalsIL$860Wisconsin: median $2,578 across 34 hospitalsWI$2,578Michigan: median $1,384 across 40 hospitalsMI$1,384New York: median $3,840 across 45 hospitalsNY$3,840Massachusetts: 5 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureMAOregon: median $1,337 across 22 hospitalsOR$1,337Nevada: 6 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureNVWyoming: 5 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureWYSouth Dakota: 2 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureSDIowa: median $1,130 across 41 hospitalsIA$1,130Indiana: median $1,543 across 26 hospitalsIN$1,543Ohio: median $3,553 across 34 hospitalsOH$3,553Pennsylvania: median $3,866 across 40 hospitalsPA$3,866New Jersey: median $4,233 across 35 hospitalsNJ$4,233Connecticut: 5 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureCTRhode Island: 2 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureRICalifornia: median $4,957 across 53 hospitalsCA$4,957Utah: 3 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureUTColorado: median $1,653 across 14 hospitalsCO$1,653Nebraska: median $1,534 across 18 hospitalsNE$1,534Missouri: median $2,474 across 18 hospitalsMO$2,474Kentucky: 9 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureKYWest Virginia: median $1,224 across 19 hospitalsWV$1,224Virginia: median $4,024 across 10 hospitalsVA$4,024Maryland: 2 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureMDDelaware: 2 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureDEArizona: median $2,340 across 10 hospitalsAZ$2,340New Mexico: 6 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureNMKansas: median $1,142 across 11 hospitalsKS$1,142Arkansas: median $1,932 across 10 hospitalsAR$1,932Tennessee: median $2,605 across 14 hospitalsTN$2,605North Carolina: median $2,699 across 12 hospitalsNC$2,699South Carolina: 8 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureSCOklahoma: median $954 across 17 hospitalsOK$954Louisiana: median $2,974 across 15 hospitalsLA$2,974Mississippi: 5 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureMSAlabama: median $3,309 across 12 hospitalsAL$3,309Georgia: median $7,906 across 12 hospitalsGA$7,906Hawaii: 2 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureHITexas: median $4,310 across 38 hospitalsTX$4,310Florida: median $14,356 across 13 hospitalsFL$14,356
Cash price by state, most expensive first. National median $2,578. A state needs at least 10 hospitals with a usable price to show a figure.
StateHospitalsMedianvs national20th–80th
Florida FL13$14,356+457%$3,257 – $21,333
Georgia GA12$7,906+207%$3,943 – $11,629
California CA53$4,957+92%$1,472 – $10,713
Texas TX38$4,310+67%$2,794 – $10,007
New Jersey NJ35$4,233+64%$3,591 – $5,419
Virginia VA10$4,024+56%$1,857 – $26,822
Idaho ID15$3,997+55%$964 – $7,836
Pennsylvania PA40$3,866+50%$336 – $11,037
New York NY45$3,840+49%$3,134 – $4,595
Ohio OH34$3,553+38%$991 – $43,772
Alabama AL12$3,309+28%$1,295 – $12,892
Louisiana LA15$2,974+15%$1,140 – $6,658
North Carolina NC12$2,699+5%$866 – $5,584
Tennessee TN14$2,605+1%$805 – $5,794
Wisconsin WI34$2,5780%$2,281 – $3,952
Missouri MO18$2,474−4%$765 – $9,269
Arizona AZ10$2,340−9%$449 – $25,433
Arkansas AR10$1,932−25%$774 – $2,573
Minnesota MN29$1,674−35%$777 – $2,552
Colorado CO14$1,653−36%$796 – $8,676
Indiana IN26$1,543−40%$703 – $12,603
Nebraska NE18$1,534−41%$1,291 – $4,190
Michigan MI40$1,384−46%$953 – $4,499
Washington WA20$1,382−46%$830 – $6,979
Oregon OR22$1,337−48%$846 – $2,293
West Virginia WV19$1,224−53%$485 – $4,508
Kansas KS11$1,142−56%$799 – $3,089
Iowa IA41$1,130−56%$883 – $1,644
Oklahoma OK17$954−63%$954 – $6,644
Illinois IL23$860−67%$578 – $2,295
Kentucky KY9not enough hospitals filed a usable price
New Hampshire NH8not enough hospitals filed a usable price
South Carolina SC8not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Vermont VT7not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Montana MT6not enough hospitals filed a usable price
New Mexico NM6not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Nevada NV6not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Connecticut CT5not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Massachusetts MA5not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Mississippi MS5not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Wyoming WY5not enough hospitals filed a usable price
North Dakota ND4not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Alaska AK3not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Utah UT3not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Delaware DE2not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Hawaii HI2not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Maryland MD2not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Maine ME2not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Rhode Island RI2not enough hospitals filed a usable price
South Dakota SD2not enough hospitals filed a usable price

Hospitals like yours

The same distribution cut by the kind of hospital. Hospital type and ownership come from CMS; a hospital counts as part of a system when its price file is shared with at least one other hospital under the same brand. The national median is $2,578.

Cash price by hospital segment. A segment needs at least 20 hospitals to show a figure.
SegmentHospitalsMedian20th–80th
Hospital type
Acute care575$3,773$1,130 – $10,713
Children’s23$2,327$1,153 – $4,082
Critical access193$1,337$775 – $2,787
Ownership
For-profit103$4,792$1,452 – $15,509
Government129$1,348$823 – $4,000
Non-profit559$2,578$955 – $7,890
System affiliation
Part of a system615$3,134$1,054 – $9,083
Independent177$1,460$839 – $4,487

Cash price vs list price

Median list price (chargemaster)$2,830
Median cash price$2,578
Cash as a share of list, median hospital60%

At the typical hospital, asking for the cash price cuts the list price by about 40%. The share is the median of each hospital’s own cash ÷ list ratio, over hospitals that filed both — not the ratio of the two medians above.

The same procedure, inpatient

340 hospitals filed a usable inpatient cash price for this code. The median is $1,472 and the average of the middle 60% is $2,028; most fall between $781 and $4,957.

Cash price percentiles, inpatient, across 340 hospitals. Each figure is a price a hospital filed. 10th: one in ten hospitals charges less; 25th: a quarter charge less; Median: half charge less; 75th: three quarters charge less; 90th: nine in ten charge less.
10th25thMedian75th90th
$578$846$1,472$4,310$8,677

The most expensive tenth of hospitals charges at least 15× what the cheapest tenth charges ($578 vs $8,677).

Of the 384 hospitals that filed this code inpatient, 340 gave a usable cash price; 18 carried a plausibility flag, 0 filed a number their own filing marks as not a price, 0 gave an estimate, and 26 a list price only.

How complete is this

792 of the 3,956 hospitals with a price file in our corpus (20%) filed a usable outpatient cash price for this code, and those are the hospitals every figure on this page is computed from.

What the 871 hospitals that filed this code at all gave us
Usable cash price — counted792
Cash price carrying a plausibility flag — shown on the compare tool, excluded here44
A number the filing itself marks as not a price (a placeholder, a ratio) — excluded0
An estimate rather than a filed cash price — excluded6
A list price only, no cash figure — excluded29
Hospitals that filed this code871

Sections not shown for this setting

  • Since our last snapshot: there is no earlier snapshot at least 90 days older than this one yet.

We last checked these hospitals’ price files for changes between September 4, 2026 and September 24, 2026; the figures were computed September 25, 2026 from filings loaded through September 24, 2026. The percentiles and averages use only the “counted” row.

Related procedures

Part of the Other therapeutic procedures on muscles and tendons family.

Hospitals file this code under descriptions such as Gastrocnemius Recession.

Method

Source
The machine-readable price files every U.S. hospital is required by CMS to publish, parsed per hospital. Nothing is surveyed, sampled or modelled.
What counts
One cash (self-pay) price per hospital for this code and setting. A hospital’s own filing can rule its number out — a placeholder, a “not applicable” note, a list price standing in for cash — and our plausibility checks can flag a price far below what every other hospital files. Both kinds are disclosed above and excluded from the statistics; on the compare tool a flagged price is still shown.
Statistics
Percentiles are discrete: each is a price some hospital filed. The average is the mean of the prices between the 20th and 80th percentiles. We never publish the plain mean, the minimum or the maximum. A state needs 10 hospitals and a segment 20 to show a figure; otherwise the row shows its count and no number. Medicare is the national unadjusted OPPS rate where one exists.
Names
Procedure names on these pages are our own plain-language titles, not the AMA’s copyrighted CPT descriptors. The code is the identity.

The full rules — sources, statistics, thresholds, limitations — are on the methodology page.

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Cite: HospitalRates.com, “Calf muscle lengthening at the back of the leg (CPT 27687) — cash price report,” computed September 25, 2026. https://hospitalrates.com/procedures/cpt-27687-calf-muscle-lengthening-at-the-back-of-the-leg