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Release of Scarred Flexor Tendon, Foot

North Dakota 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?

$646

Typical negotiated rate. In North Dakota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $646 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $676 from a physician practice, and about $457 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 5 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$676$457 to $871
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$457$309 to $525

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $457 · 10th to 90th $309 to $3,236Professionalmedian $676 · 10th to 90th $309 to $1,047
$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0Kfacility $457professional $676

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
$309.03
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$2,511.89
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$831.76
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$1,122.02
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$1,230.27
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$912.01
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$3,388.44
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,235.94
Median
$4,677.35
Typical High
$5,128.61
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$1,023.29

Where North Dakota 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 Dakota $646 · 6th 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.