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Open Release Of A Flexor Tendon, Foot

Alabama 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?

$468

Typical negotiated rate. In Alabama, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $468 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $417 from a physician practice, and about $2,818 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 4 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$417$295 to $617
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,818$1,230 to $3,631

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,818 · 10th to 90th $776 to $4,266Professionalmedian $417 · 10th to 90th $240 to $692
$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0Kfacility $2,818professional $417

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
$758.58
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$2,398.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$691.83
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,951.21
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$4,786.30
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$549.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$776.25
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$4,168.69
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$645.65

Where Alabama 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.

Alabama $468 · 24th 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.