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Open Release Of A Flexor Tendon, Foot

Iowa 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?

$741

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $741 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $708 from a physician practice, and about $1,349 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$708$562 to $977
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,349$676 to $3,548

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,349 · 10th to 90th $501 to $5,754Professionalmedian $708 · 10th to 90th $437 to $1,175
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,349professional $708

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
$602.56
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$6,760.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$676.08
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$645.65
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$1,023.29
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$812.83
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$5,248.07
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$3,235.94
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$1,023.29
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$645.65
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$1,174.90
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$912.01
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$6,309.57
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$1,047.13
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$1,047.13
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
$144.54
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$338.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$134.90
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$512.86
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$102.33
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$67.61
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$478.63

Where Iowa 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.

Iowa· 5th of 51

$741

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.