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Release of Scarred Flexor Tendon, Foot

Idaho 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?

$575

Typical negotiated rate. In Idaho, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $575 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $525 from a physician practice, and about $933 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$525$417 to $661
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$933$501 to $3,090

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $933 · 10th to 90th $407 to $5,248Professionalmedian $525 · 10th to 90th $316 to $891
$50.0$200.0$1.0K$5.0Kfacility $933professional $525

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
$1,621.81
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$7,244.36
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$933.25
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$4,168.69
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$891.25
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$323.59
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$776.25
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$933.25
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$33.11
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,019.95
Median
$3,890.45
Typical High
$5,248.07
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$933.25
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$4,073.80
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$933.25
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,348.96
Median
$5,495.41
Typical High
$12,302.69
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$831.76

Where Idaho 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.

Idaho $575 · 10th 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.