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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 July 2026.

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

$479

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $479 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $468 from a physician practice, and about $646 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$468$339 to $692
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$646$437 to $1,660

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $646 · 10th to 90th $324 to $6,761Professionalmedian $468 · 10th to 90th $295 to $1,000
$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0Kfacility $646professional $468

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
$436.52
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$7,244.36
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$870.96
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$380.19
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$1,148.15
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$602.56
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$912.01
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$1,047.13
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$794.33
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,778.28
Median
$6,309.57
Typical High
$10,715.19
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$794.33
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$1,949.84
Wellcare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,235.94
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$3,715.35

Where North Carolina 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.

North Carolina $479 · 25th 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.