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Repair of a Torn Toe-Straightening Tendon in the Foot

Maine rates for HCPCS 28208

This procedure surgically repairs a torn or injured extensor tendon in the foot, the tendon that helps straighten or lift the toes. The surgeon stitches the damaged tendon ends back together without needing to add a tissue graft. It addresses one tendon at a time.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Repair of a Torn Toe-Straightening Tendon in the Foot cost?

$2,199

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,199 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $501 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,698 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$501$407 to $617
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,698$617 to $2,089

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,698 · 10th to 90th $407 to $2,692Professionalmedian $501 · 10th to 90th $347 to $794
$500$1K$2Kfacility $1,698professional $501

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
$407.38
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$616.60
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$812.83
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$630.96
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$2,951.21
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$741.31
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$3,311.31
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$954.99
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$812.83
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$3,311.31
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$794.33
13 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
$199.53
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$309.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$123.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$467.74
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$93.33
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$61.66
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$436.52
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
62 · Two surgeons
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$389.05
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$309.03
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$123.03
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$467.74
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$93.33
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$61.66
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$436.52

Where Maine sits

The same service costs 11.0 times more in Vermont 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

Maine· 36th of 51

$2,199

$501 physician + $1,698 facility

VT $12,892MT $1,170

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.