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Open Release Of A Flexor Tendon, Foot

Kansas 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?

$457

Typical negotiated rate. In Kansas, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $457 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $417 from a physician practice, and about $2,138 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$417$363 to $603
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,138$661 to $5,623

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,138 · 10th to 90th $363 to $7,413Professionalmedian $417 · 10th to 90th $288 to $661
$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0Kfacility $2,138professional $417

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
$549.54
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$8,128.31
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$691.83
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$125.89
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$354.81
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$602.56
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$630.96
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$741.31
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$3,801.89
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$3,235.94
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$4,168.69
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$676.08

Where Kansas 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.

Kansas $457 · 27th 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.