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Open Release Of A Flexor Tendon, Foot

Georgia 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?

$479

Typical negotiated rate. In Georgia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $479 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $447 from a physician practice, and about $3,388 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 6 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$447$331 to $562
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,388$1,549 to $5,012

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,388 · 10th to 90th $575 to $7,079Professionalmedian $447 · 10th to 90th $275 to $724
$20.0$100.0$500.0$2.0K$10.0Kfacility $3,388professional $447

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
$4,466.84
Typical High
$7,943.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$691.83
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$3,019.95
Typical High
$5,888.44
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$691.83
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$2,511.89
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$851.14
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$758.58
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$741.31
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$3,890.45
Typical High
$6,918.31
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$851.14

Where Georgia 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.

Georgia $479 · 21st 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.