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Open Release Of A Flexor Tendon, Foot

Alaska rates for HCPCS 28230

This procedure surgically releases one or more tight or contracted tendons on the underside of the foot through a small open incision, cutting the tendon or tendons to relieve tension and allow a toe or the foot to straighten. It can address a single tendon or multiple tendons in the same session. It is commonly used to correct a curled or bent toe caused by an overly tight tendon.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Open Release Of A Flexor Tendon, Foot cost?

$871

Typical negotiated rate. In Alaska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $871 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $933 from a physician practice, and about $661 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$933$398 to $1,549
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$661$407 to $1,413

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $661 · 10th to 90th $331 to $2,884Professionalmedian $933 · 10th to 90th $269 to $2,042
$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0Kfacility $661professional $933

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
$933.25
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$14,125.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$1,412.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$1,412.54
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$2,041.74
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$2,041.74
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$2,398.83
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$2,041.74
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$1,047.13
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,548.82
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$3,311.31
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$2,398.83

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 2.4 times more in California than in Kentucky. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Alaska $871 · 2nd of 51
CA $871KY $363

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.