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Repair of a Torn Toe-Straightening Tendon in the Foot

Ohio 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?

$2,045

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,045 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $347 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 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$347$195 to $479
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,698$955 to $3,802

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,698 · 10th to 90th $646 to $7,762Professionalmedian $347 · 10th to 90th $54 to $603
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $1,698professional $347

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
$851.14
Median
$3,801.89
Typical High
$10,964.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$912.01
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$7,585.78
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$416.87
Aultcare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$602.56
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$1,995.26
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$2,691.53
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$691.83
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$2,691.53
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$691.83
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$575.44
SummaCare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$1,000.00
SummaCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$575.44
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$6,165.95
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$707.95
7 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
$154.88
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$239.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$95.50
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$363.08
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$72.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$47.86
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$338.84
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
62 · Two surgeons
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$263.03

Where Ohio 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

Ohio· 41st of 51

$2,045

$347 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.