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Release of Scarred Flexor Tendon, Foot

Missouri 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?

$513

Typical negotiated rate. In Missouri, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $513 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $437 from a physician practice, and about $1,820 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$437$339 to $575
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,820$1,023 to $3,236

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,820 · 10th to 90th $380 to $5,248Professionalmedian $437 · 10th to 90th $288 to $1,698
$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0Kfacility $1,820professional $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
$380.19
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$5,754.40
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$1,949.84
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$3,981.07
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$575.44
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$616.60
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$891.25
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$2,398.83
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$3,388.44
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$2,630.27
Typical High
$4,677.35
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$758.58

Where Missouri 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.

Missouri $513 · 22nd 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.