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Repair of a Torn Toe-Straightening Tendon in the Foot

North Dakota 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?

$1,248

Typical total for the visit. In North Dakota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,248 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $759 to the doctor who performs it, and $490 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$759$562 to $1,000
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$490$324 to $1,862

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $490 · 10th to 90th $316 to $2,570Professionalmedian $759 · 10th to 90th $407 to $1,202
$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $490professional $759

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
$316.23
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$489.78
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$371.54
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$48.98
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$346.74
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$588.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$371.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$48.98
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$346.74
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$1,202.26
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
22 · Increased work
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$1,445.44
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$851.14
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$120.23
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$912.01
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$954.99
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$1,318.26
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$2,630.27
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$2,398.83
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$2,630.27
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$977.24
6 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
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$245.47
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$97.72
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$74.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$245.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$97.72
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$74.13

Where North Dakota 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

North Dakota· 50th of 51

$1,248

$759 physician + $490 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.