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Open Release Of A Flexor Tendon, Foot

Missouri 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?

$490

Typical negotiated rate. In Missouri, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $490 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $417 from a physician practice, and about $3,236 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$316 to $550
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,236$1,778 to $5,012

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,236 · 10th to 90th $447 to $7,079Professionalmedian $417 · 10th to 90th $269 to $1,380
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $3,236professional $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
$363.08
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$6,309.57
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$1,819.70
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,238.72
Median
$4,570.88
Typical High
$8,317.64
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$537.03
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$588.84
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$851.14
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$4,265.80
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$3,235.94
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$2,630.27
Typical High
$4,677.35
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$724.44

Where Missouri sits

The same service costs 2.4 times more in California than in Kentucky. 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.

Missouri· 19th of 51

$490

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.