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Open Release Of A Flexor Tendon, Foot

Colorado 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?

$479

Typical negotiated rate. In Colorado, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $479 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $437 from a physician practice, and about $4,365 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$437$355 to $562
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$4,365$2,239 to $6,310

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,365 · 10th to 90th $617 to $8,710Professionalmedian $437 · 10th to 90th $295 to $708
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $4,365professional $437

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
$1,258.93
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$9,120.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$512.86
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,715.35
Median
$5,248.07
Typical High
$9,332.54
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$691.83
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$2,691.53
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$724.44
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$645.65
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$758.58
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$933.25
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$446.68
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$7,413.10
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$812.83
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
$199.53
Typical High
$218.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$87.10
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$323.59
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$66.07
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$43.65
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$302.00

Where Colorado 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.

Colorado· 22nd of 51

$479

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.