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Release of Scarred Flexor Tendon, Foot

North Carolina 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?

$562

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $562 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $562 from a physician practice, and about $676 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$562$380 to $851
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$676$457 to $1,622

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $676 · 10th to 90th $339 to $5,248Professionalmedian $562 · 10th to 90th $339 to $1,096
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $676professional $562

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
$295.12
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$7,585.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$616.60
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$1,047.13
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$1,202.26
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$891.25
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$912.01
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$1,047.13
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$776.25
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$724.44
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$8,709.64
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$891.25
10 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
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$223.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$89.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$338.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$67.61
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$44.67
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$316.23
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$1,148.15
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$389.05
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$1,584.89
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$524.81

Where North Carolina 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.

North Carolina· 14th of 51

$562

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.