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Repair of a Torn Toe-Straightening Tendon in the Foot

Vermont 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?

$12,892

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $12,892 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $589 to the doctor who performs it, and $12,303 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$589$479 to $741
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$12,303$3,631 to $12,303

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $12,303 · 10th to 90th $1,698 to $12,303Professionalmedian $589 · 10th to 90th $380 to $871
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $12,303professional $589

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
$12,302.69
Median
$12,302.69
Typical High
$12,302.69
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$575.44
BCBS Vermont
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$602.56
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$3,630.78
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$870.96
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$812.83
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$1,698.24
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$1,023.29

Where Vermont 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

Vermont· 1st of 51

$12,892

$589 physician + $12,303 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.