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Release of Scarred Flexor Tendon, Foot

Maine 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?

$457

Typical negotiated rate. In Maine, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $457 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $457 from a physician practice, and about $1,585 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$457$363 to $575
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,585$1,585 to $1,585

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,585 · 10th to 90th $575 to $1,585Professionalmedian $457 · 10th to 90th $309 to $813
$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0Kfacility $1,585professional $457

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. Small sample; interpret with caution. 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
$1,584.89
Typical High
$1,584.89
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$575.44
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$660.69
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$977.24
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$1,023.29
Martin's Point
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,584.89
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$1,584.89
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$724.44
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,311.31
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$3,311.31
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$891.25

Where Maine 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.

Maine $457 · 33rd 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.