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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 October 2026.

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

$1,175

Typical negotiated rate. In Alaska, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,175 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,175 from a physician practice, and about $1,349 from a hospital or other facility.

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.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$1,175$759 to $1,738
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,349$708 to $2,951

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,349 · 10th to 90th $589 to $8,913Professionalmedian $1,175 · 10th to 90th $398 to $2,042
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,349professional $1,175

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,412.54
Median
$7,079.46
Typical High
$14,125.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$2,041.74
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$2,187.76
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$1,412.54
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$2,951.21
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$2,041.74
Premera BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$1,174.90
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$1,737.80
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$2,187.76
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$1,047.13
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,905.46
Median
$6,165.95
Typical High
$8,912.51
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$2,238.72
6 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$1,023.29
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$407.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$1,548.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$309.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$204.17
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$1,445.44

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 4.7 times more in Alaska than in Utah. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Touch or drag across it to read any state, then open that state for its carriers and full range.

Alaska· 1st of 51

$1,175

AK $1,175UT $251

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.