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Release of Scarred Flexor Tendon, Foot

Nebraska 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?

$692

Typical negotiated rate. In Nebraska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $692 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $589 from a physician practice, and about $4,365 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$589$417 to $912
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$4,365$1,995 to $7,943

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,365 · 10th to 90th $490 to $13,490Professionalmedian $589 · 10th to 90th $288 to $1,698
$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0K$20.0Kfacility $4,365professional $589

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
$2,344.23
Median
$5,011.87
Typical High
$13,489.63
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$2,570.40
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,677.35
Median
$6,165.95
Typical High
$12,022.64
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$851.14
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$426.58
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$1,071.52
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$2,344.23
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$3,388.44
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$1,348.96
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$426.58
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$1,380.38
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$6,760.83
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$1,148.15

Where Nebraska 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.

Nebraska $692 · 4th 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.