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Release of Scarred Flexor Tendon, Foot

Kentucky 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 October 2026.

How much does Release of Scarred Flexor Tendon, Foot cost?

$347

Typical negotiated rate. In Kentucky, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $347 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $339 from a physician practice, and about $562 from a hospital or other facility.

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.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$339$251 to $501
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$562$339 to $1,259

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $562 · 10th to 90th $263 to $3,981Professionalmedian $339 · 10th to 90th $214 to $589
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $562professional $339

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$851.14
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$457.09
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$5,011.87
Typical High
$11,220.18
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$588.84
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$870.96
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$457.09
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$467.74
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$691.83
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$3,019.95
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$186.21
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$3,890.45
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$630.96
12 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$281.84
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$112.20
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$426.58
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$85.11
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$56.23
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$398.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$229.09
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$91.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$338.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$67.61
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$45.71
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$316.23

Where Kentucky sits

The same service costs 4.5 times more in Alaska than in Texas. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Touch or drag across it to read any state, then open that state for its carriers and full range.

Kentucky· 47th of 51

$347

AK $1,259TX $282

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.