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Release of Scarred Flexor Tendon, Foot

South Dakota 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?

$631

Typical negotiated rate. In South Dakota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $631 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $631 from a physician practice, and about $708 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 7 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$631$407 to $891
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$708$513 to $1,072

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $708 · 10th to 90th $447 to $3,090Professionalmedian $631 · 10th to 90th $309 to $1,047
$500.0$1.0K$2.0Kfacility $708professional $631

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
$309.03
Median
$3,090.30
Typical High
$4,365.16
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$933.25
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$1,318.26
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$1,071.52
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$3,388.44
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$1,071.52
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$1,047.13
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$870.96
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,691.53
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$3,311.31
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$1,230.27
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$1,148.15

Where South Dakota 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 Dakota $631 · 7th 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.