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Release of Scarred Flexor Tendon, Foot

Florida 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?

$427

Typical negotiated rate. In Florida, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $427 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $389 from a physician practice, and about $4,677 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 8 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$389$309 to $468
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$4,677$1,950 to $7,943

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,677 · 10th to 90th $813 to $10,715Professionalmedian $389 · 10th to 90th $263 to $646
$100.0$1.0K$10.0Kfacility $4,677professional $389

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
$741.31
Median
$3,890.45
Typical High
$10,964.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$645.65
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$288.40
AvMed
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$4,073.80
Typical High
$12,302.69
AvMed
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$478.63
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$501.19
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$831.76
Florida Blue
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,691.53
Median
$4,897.79
Typical High
$9,772.37
Florida Blue
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$478.63
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$575.44
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,348.96
Median
$5,495.41
Typical High
$9,772.37
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$758.58
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$457.09

Where Florida 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.

Florida $427 · 44th 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.