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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 October 2026.

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

$316

Typical negotiated rate. In Florida, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $316 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $295 from a physician practice, and about $851 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$295$209 to $372
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$851$398 to $3,090

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $851 · 10th to 90th $295 to $7,244Professionalmedian $295 · 10th to 90th $81 to $479
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $851professional $295

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
$478.63
Median
$3,801.89
Typical High
$10,964.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$426.58
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$371.54
AvMed
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$11,748.98
AvMed
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$467.74
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$2,691.53
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$537.03
Florida Blue
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$6,309.57
Florida Blue
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$457.09
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$446.68
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$7,585.78
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$602.56
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$331.13
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
$117.49
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$208.93
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$83.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$316.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$63.10
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$41.69
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$295.12

Where Florida 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.

Florida· 48th of 51

$316

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.