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Open Release Of A Flexor Tendon, Foot

Illinois 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?

$447

Typical negotiated rate. In Illinois, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $447 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $447 from a physician practice, and about $1,660 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$447$331 to $537
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,660$603 to $3,236

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,660 · 10th to 90th $447 to $5,370Professionalmedian $447 · 10th to 90th $282 to $692
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,660professional $447

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
$416.87
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$5,623.41
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$426.58
BCBS Illinois
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$3,630.78
BCBS Illinois
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$691.83
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$870.96
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$645.65
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$1,071.52
Hally Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$575.44
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$478.63
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$5,888.44
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$741.31
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
$138.04
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$208.93
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$83.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$316.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$63.10
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$41.69
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$295.12

Where Illinois 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.

Illinois· 27th of 51

$447

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.