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Release of Scarred Flexor Tendon, Foot

Indiana 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?

$437

Typical negotiated rate. In Indiana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $437 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $398 from a physician practice, and about $7,244 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$398$295 to $468
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$7,244$4,898 to $9,550

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $7,244 · 10th to 90th $741 to $10,471Professionalmedian $398 · 10th to 90th $282 to $646
$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0Kfacility $7,244professional $398

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
$467.74
Median
$4,897.79
Typical High
$7,244.36
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$562.34
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$346.74
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,265.80
Median
$8,317.64
Typical High
$10,471.29
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$588.84
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$354.81
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$933.25
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$758.58
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,348.96
Median
$5,370.32
Typical High
$10,715.19
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$724.44

Where Indiana 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.

Indiana $437 · 41st 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.