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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 October 2026.

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

$407

Typical negotiated rate. In Arizona, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $407 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $389 from a physician practice, and about $1,622 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$389$316 to $525
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,622$646 to $2,884

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,622 · 10th to 90th $389 to $4,677Professionalmedian $389 · 10th to 90th $263 to $2,138
$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,622professional $389

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

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$3,715.35
Typical High
$6,760.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$398.11
BCBS Arizona
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$3,981.07
BCBS Arizona
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$707.95
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$2,691.53
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$549.54
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$3,801.89
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$3,235.94
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$5,623.41
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$537.03
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
$131.83
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$194.98
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$77.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$295.12
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$58.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$38.90
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$275.42

Where Arizona 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.

Arizona· 35th of 51

$407

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.