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Release of Scarred Flexor Tendon, Foot

Iowa 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?

$617

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $617 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $490 from a physician practice, and about $3,162 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 7 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$490$417 to $813
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,162$813 to $5,012

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,162 · 10th to 90th $537 to $6,761Professionalmedian $490 · 10th to 90th $309 to $1,445
$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0Kfacility $3,162professional $490

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
$707.95
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$7,943.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$1,949.84
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$1,318.26
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$1,000.00
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$4,897.79
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$2,951.21
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$1,230.27
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$1,230.27
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,344.23
Median
$4,265.80
Typical High
$6,456.54
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$1,096.48
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$977.24

Where Iowa 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.

Iowa $617 · 9th 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.