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Open Release Of A Flexor Tendon, Foot

Arizona 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?

$447

Typical negotiated rate. In Arizona, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $447 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $407 from a physician practice, and about $3,020 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$407$309 to $537
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,020$1,585 to $4,898

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,020 · 10th to 90th $468 to $6,607Professionalmedian $407 · 10th to 90th $269 to $832
$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $3,020professional $407

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
$1,698.24
Median
$3,890.45
Typical High
$6,760.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$758.58
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$5,248.07
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$1,202.26
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$724.44
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$3,630.78
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$3,235.94
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,380.38
Median
$2,951.21
Typical High
$5,370.32
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$676.08

Where Arizona sits

The same service costs 2.4 times more in California than in Kentucky. 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.

Arizona· 30th of 51

$447

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.