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Release of Scarred Flexor Tendon, Foot

Connecticut 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?

$513

Typical negotiated rate. In Connecticut, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $513 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $468 from a physician practice, and about $5,248 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$468$372 to $741
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$5,248$4,169 to $7,413

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5,248 · 10th to 90th $3,090 to $9,772Professionalmedian $468 · 10th to 90th $282 to $1,259
$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0Kfacility $5,248professional $468

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
$3,090.30
Median
$5,248.07
Typical High
$8,511.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$1,258.93
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,715.35
Median
$4,365.16
Typical High
$12,022.64
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$933.25
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$851.14
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$1,096.48
ConnectiCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$912.01
Health New England
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$338.84
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,897.79
Median
$7,244.36
Typical High
$11,220.18
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$1,096.48

Where Connecticut 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.

Connecticut $513 · 21st 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.