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Release of Scarred Flexor Tendon, Foot

New Hampshire 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?

$550

Typical negotiated rate. In New Hampshire, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $550 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $537 from a physician practice, and about $1,738 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$537$417 to $708
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,738$1,549 to $6,026

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,738 · 10th to 90th $1,148 to $11,220Professionalmedian $537 · 10th to 90th $316 to $955
$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0Kfacility $1,738professional $537

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
$1,148.15
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$11,220.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$575.44
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,584.89
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$3,019.95
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$812.83
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$1,202.26
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9,549.93
Median
$9,549.93
Typical High
$9,549.93
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$1,023.29
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9,549.93
Median
$9,549.93
Typical High
$9,549.93
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$1,122.02
Well Sense
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$549.54

Where New Hampshire 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.

New Hampshire $550 · 13th 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.