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Release of Scarred Flexor Tendon, Foot

West 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?

$398

Typical negotiated rate. In West Virginia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $398 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $398 from a physician practice, and about $427 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 5 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$398$316 to $468
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$427$295 to $447

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $427 · 10th to 90th $295 to $1,622Professionalmedian $398 · 10th to 90th $275 to $513
$50.0$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0Kfacility $427professional $398

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
$295.12
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$1,412.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$512.86
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$389.05
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$346.74
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$501.19
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$3,019.95
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$446.68
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$2,454.71
Typical High
$4,466.84
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$630.96

Where West 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.

West Virginia $398 · 49th 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.