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Release of Scarred Flexor Tendon, Foot

Arizona 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?

$457

Typical negotiated rate. In Arizona, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $457 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $427 from a physician practice, and about $2,884 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 5 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$427$316 to $537
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,884$1,585 to $4,677

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,884 · 10th to 90th $447 to $6,761Professionalmedian $427 · 10th to 90th $282 to $933
$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0Kfacility $2,884professional $427

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
$1,905.46
Median
$3,890.45
Typical High
$6,760.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$891.25
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$3,467.37
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$1,258.93
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$758.58
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$3,630.78
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$3,388.44
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,380.38
Median
$2,951.21
Typical High
$5,370.32
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$707.95

Where Arizona 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.

Arizona $457 · 36th 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.