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Open Release Of A Flexor Tendon, Foot

Maryland 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?

$372

Typical negotiated rate. In Maryland, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $372 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $339 from a physician practice, and about $759 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$339$282 to $437
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$759$427 to $1,549

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $759 · 10th to 90th $275 to $2,570Professionalmedian $339 · 10th to 90th $275 to $603
$500$1K$2Kfacility $759professional $339

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
$549.54
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$851.14
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$457.09
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$316.23
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$676.08
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$660.69
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$794.33
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$2,570.40
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$794.33
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$707.95
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
$141.25
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$229.09
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$91.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$338.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$69.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$45.71
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$316.23

Where Maryland 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.

Maryland· 44th of 51

$372

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.