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Open Release Of A Flexor Tendon, Foot

Minnesota 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?

$776

Typical negotiated rate. In Minnesota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $776 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $759 from a physician practice, and about $1,148 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$759$513 to $1,072
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,148$437 to $2,399

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,148 · 10th to 90th $295 to $4,786Professionalmedian $759 · 10th to 90th $380 to $1,479
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,148professional $759

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
$295.12
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$436.52
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$331.13
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$66.07
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$309.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$446.68
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$331.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$66.07
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$309.03
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$4,897.79
Typical High
$11,481.54
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Facility
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$3,162.28
Median
$5,754.40
Typical High
$10,715.19
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$1,318.26
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$1,995.26
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$1,071.52
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$257.04
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$1,122.02
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$2,137.96
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$1,548.82
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$1,819.70
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$1,479.11
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$4,365.16
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$3,235.94
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$5,888.44
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$1,380.38
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
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$218.78
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$87.10
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$43.65
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$218.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$87.10
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$43.65

Where Minnesota 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.

Minnesota· 4th of 51

$776

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.