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Open Release Of A Flexor Tendon, Foot

Indiana 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?

$380

Typical negotiated rate. In Indiana, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $380 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $347 from a physician practice, and about $2,630 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$347$295 to $457
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,630$661 to $5,623

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,630 · 10th to 90th $427 to $8,318Professionalmedian $347 · 10th to 90th $257 to $562
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,630professional $347

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
$323.59
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$5,248.07
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$426.58
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$5,370.32
Typical High
$9,549.93
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$467.74
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$691.83
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$549.54
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$1,202.26
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$741.31
Physicians Health Plan of Northern Indiana
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$2,344.23
Physicians Health Plan of Northern Indiana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$831.76
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$7,943.28
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$660.69
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
$134.90
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$208.93
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$83.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$316.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$63.10
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$41.69
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$295.12

Where Indiana 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.

Indiana· 40th of 51

$380

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.