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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 July 2026.

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

$447

Typical negotiated rate. In Colorado, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $447 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $417 from a physician practice, and about $4,571 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 7 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$288 to $457
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$4,571$1,585 to $6,918

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,571 · 10th to 90th $427 to $9,333Professionalmedian $417 · 10th to 90th $282 to $724
$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0Kfacility $4,571professional $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
$436.52
Median
$5,128.61
Typical High
$8,912.51
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$691.83
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,548.13
Median
$6,760.83
Typical High
$10,964.78
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$676.08
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$1,202.26
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$831.76
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$758.58
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$1,071.52
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$933.25
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$478.63
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,454.71
Median
$5,011.87
Typical High
$9,772.37
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$870.96

Where Colorado 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.

Colorado $447 · 29th 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.