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Release of Scarred Flexor Tendon, Foot

New Mexico 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?

$437

Typical negotiated rate. In New Mexico, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $437 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $417 from a physician practice, and about $1,380 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$417$309 to $525
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,380$468 to $7,586

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,380 · 10th to 90th $389 to $11,220Professionalmedian $417 · 10th to 90th $282 to $813
$100.0$1.0K$10.0K$100.0Kfacility $1,380professional $417

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
$446.68
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$5,011.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$977.24
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,162.28
Median
$8,128.31
Typical High
$13,182.57
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$575.44
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$1,230.27
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$380.19
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$707.95
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$831.76
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$6,918.31
Typical High
$9,772.37
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$794.33

Where New Mexico 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 Mexico $437 · 42nd 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.