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Release of Scarred Flexor Tendon, Foot

Oregon 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?

$661

Typical negotiated rate. In Oregon, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $661 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $603 from a physician practice, and about $813 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 8 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$603$417 to $871
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$813$603 to $891

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $813 · 10th to 90th $447 to $4,571Professionalmedian $603 · 10th to 90th $282 to $1,175
$10.0$100.0$1.0K$10.0K$100.0K$1.0Mfacility $813professional $603

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
$776.25
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$8,709.64
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$1,258.93
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$851.14
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$1,174.90
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$1,096.48
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$933.25
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$630.96
Pacific Source
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$870.96
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$933.25
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$1,122.02
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,890.45
Median
$5,248.07
Typical High
$6,760.83
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$1,258.93
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,041.74
Median
$8,128.31
Typical High
$12,022.64
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$1,096.48

Where Oregon 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.

Oregon $661 · 5th 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.