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Release of Scarred Flexor Tendon, Foot

Virginia 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?

$468

Typical negotiated rate. In Virginia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $468 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $457 from a physician practice, and about $741 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$457$339 to $575
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$741$447 to $3,890

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $741 · 10th to 90th $339 to $7,079Professionalmedian $457 · 10th to 90th $295 to $813
$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0Kfacility $741professional $457

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
$467.74
Median
$2,454.71
Typical High
$7,079.46
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$851.14
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,090.30
Median
$3,981.07
Typical High
$4,466.84
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$758.58
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$5,370.32
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$645.65
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$870.96
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$660.69
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$1,047.13
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$741.31
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$416.87
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$7,413.10
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$7,413.10
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,630.78
Median
$6,165.95
Typical High
$13,182.57
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$758.58

Where Virginia 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.

Virginia $468 · 27th 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.