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Open Release Of A Flexor Tendon, Foot

Massachusetts 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?

$525

Typical negotiated rate. In Massachusetts, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $525 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $525 from a physician practice, and about $1,862 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 9 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$525$372 to $776
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,862$427 to $3,311

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,862 · 10th to 90th $339 to $5,129Professionalmedian $525 · 10th to 90th $295 to $1,122
$100.0$1.0K$10.0Kfacility $1,862professional $525

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
$426.58
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$5,128.61
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$870.96
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$11,481.54
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$1,380.38
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$776.25
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$1,174.90
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$1,096.48
Fallon Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$3,311.31
Fallon Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$794.33
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,041.74
Median
$4,265.80
Typical High
$9,772.37
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$1,096.48
Health New England
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$741.31
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$11,481.54
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$1,380.38
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,862.09
Median
$3,981.07
Typical High
$8,709.64
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$1,148.15

Where Massachusetts 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.

Massachusetts $525 · 14th 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.