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Release of Scarred Flexor Tendon, Foot

Kansas 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?

$468

Typical negotiated rate. In Kansas, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $468 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $437 from a physician practice, and about $2,512 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 5 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$437$389 to $661
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,512$575 to $5,623

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,512 · 10th to 90th $347 to $7,413Professionalmedian $437 · 10th to 90th $309 to $676
$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0Kfacility $2,512professional $437

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
$575.44
Median
$3,715.35
Typical High
$8,317.64
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$707.95
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$346.74
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$660.69
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$630.96
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$758.58
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$2,630.27
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$3,388.44
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$4,168.69
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$707.95

Where Kansas 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.

Kansas $468 · 28th 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.