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Open Release Of A Flexor Tendon, Foot

Florida 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?

$398

Typical negotiated rate. In Florida, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $398 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $372 from a physician practice, and about $4,169 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$372$288 to $457
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$4,169$1,585 to $7,413

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,169 · 10th to 90th $646 to $10,715Professionalmedian $372 · 10th to 90th $251 to $631
$1.0$10.0$100.0$1.0K$10.0Kfacility $4,169professional $372

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
$457.09
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$10,964.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$616.60
AvMed
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$4,073.80
Typical High
$12,302.69
AvMed
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$467.74
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$467.74
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$776.25
Florida Blue
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,691.53
Median
$4,897.79
Typical High
$9,772.37
Florida Blue
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$446.68
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$549.54
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,348.96
Median
$5,495.41
Typical High
$9,772.37
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$741.31
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$446.68

Where Florida 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.

Florida $398 · 46th 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.