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Release of Scarred Flexor Tendon, Foot

Illinois 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?

$525

Typical negotiated rate. In Illinois, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $525 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $468 from a physician practice, and about $1,622 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$468$363 to $692
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,622$813 to $3,715

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,622 · 10th to 90th $437 to $5,623Professionalmedian $468 · 10th to 90th $295 to $871
$50.0$200.0$1.0K$5.0Kfacility $1,622professional $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
$436.52
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$5,623.41
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$831.76
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$346.74
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,995.26
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$6,456.54
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$870.96
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$524.81
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$812.83
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$1,258.93
Hally Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$588.84
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$588.84
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,380.38
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$6,025.60
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$812.83

Where Illinois 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.

Illinois $525 · 19th 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.