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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 October 2026.

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

$513

Typical negotiated rate. In Kansas, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $513 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $513 from a physician practice, and about $575 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$513$407 to $603
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$575$339 to $1,862

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $575 · 10th to 90th $316 to $4,571Professionalmedian $513 · 10th to 90th $331 to $2,138
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $575professional $513

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
$724.44
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$7,943.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$660.69
BCBS Kansas
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$338.84
BCBS Kansas
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$602.56
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$933.25
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$630.96
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$11,481.54
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$3,235.94
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$4,570.88
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$630.96
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
$331.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$131.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$501.19
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$100.00
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$66.07
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$467.74

Where Kansas 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.

Kansas· 17th of 51

$513

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.