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Release of Scarred Flexor Tendon, Foot

Rhode Island 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 physician fee. In Rhode Island, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $437 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $380 to $575.

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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,715 · 10th to 90th $2,570 to $7,413Professionalmedian $437 · 10th to 90th $282 to $692
$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0Kfacility $3,715professional $437

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. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,089.30
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$3,981.07
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$691.83
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$912.01
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$954.99
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,570.40
Median
$3,890.45
Typical High
$7,585.78
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$891.25

Where Rhode Island 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.

Rhode Island $437 · 43rd 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.