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Release of Scarred Flexor Tendon, Foot

Alaska rates for HCPCS 28220

This procedure frees a tendon on the underside of the foot from surrounding scar tissue that has built up and is restricting its normal movement, often following a prior injury or surgery. Releasing the tendon can improve the toe's or foot's range of motion and reduce pain associated with the tightness. It is a single-tendon procedure performed as a distinct surgical step.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Release of Scarred Flexor Tendon, Foot cost?

$562

Typical negotiated rate. In Alaska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $562 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $447 from a physician practice, and about $676 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

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.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$447$316 to $1,514
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$676$525 to $1,514

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $676 · 10th to 90th $355 to $3,020Professionalmedian $447 · 10th to 90th $282 to $2,138
$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0Kfacility $676professional $447

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$14,125.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$1,513.56
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$1,445.44
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$2,137.96
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$616.60
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$2,454.71
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$2,137.96
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$1,096.48
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,548.82
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$3,311.31
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$2,398.83

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 3.4 times more in California than in Kentucky. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Alaska $562 · 11th of 51
CA $1,288KY $380

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.