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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 July 2026.

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

$550

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $550 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $457 from a physician practice, and about $3,162 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 8 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$457$389 to $708
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,162$776 to $5,012

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,162 · 10th to 90th $525 to $6,761Professionalmedian $457 · 10th to 90th $288 to $1,230
$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0Kfacility $3,162professional $457

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
$691.83
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$7,943.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$1,819.70
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$1,288.25
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$977.24
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$5,248.07
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$2,884.03
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$1,174.90
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$1,174.90
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$891.25
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,344.23
Median
$4,265.80
Typical High
$6,456.54
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$1,047.13
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$933.25

Where Iowa 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.

Iowa $550 · 10th 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.