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Release of Scarred Flexor Tendon, Foot

New Jersey 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?

$457

Typical negotiated rate. In New Jersey, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $457 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $447 from a physician practice, and about $6,026 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$447$309 to $603
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$6,026$4,467 to $7,943

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $6,026 · 10th to 90th $794 to $10,715Professionalmedian $447 · 10th to 90th $275 to $1,585
$100.0$500.0$2.0K$10.0Kfacility $6,026professional $447

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
$794.33
Median
$6,025.60
Typical High
$10,715.19
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$2,511.89
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$1,174.90
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$758.58
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,162.28
Median
$5,754.40
Typical High
$8,317.64
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$1,584.89
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,511.89
Median
$6,165.95
Typical High
$10,471.29
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$977.24

Where New Jersey 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 Jersey $457 · 37th 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.