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Release of Scarred Flexor Tendon, Foot

South Carolina 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 South Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $437 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $407 from a physician practice, and about $3,388 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$407$309 to $513
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,388$513 to $8,128

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,388 · 10th to 90th $363 to $13,490Professionalmedian $407 · 10th to 90th $263 to $724
$100.0$1.0K$10.0Kfacility $3,388professional $407

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
$346.74
Median
$5,623.41
Typical High
$21,877.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$724.44
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,884.03
Median
$6,309.57
Typical High
$9,549.93
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$707.95
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$891.25
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$812.83
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$851.14
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,548.82
Median
$10,232.93
Typical High
$16,595.87
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$707.95

Where South Carolina 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.

South Carolina $437 · 40th 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.