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Open Release Of A Flexor Tendon, Foot

Mississippi 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?

$427

Typical negotiated rate. In Mississippi, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $427 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $398 from a physician practice, and about $1,148 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 5 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$398$288 to $631
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,148$631 to $2,239

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,148 · 10th to 90th $380 to $3,715Professionalmedian $398 · 10th to 90th $251 to $851
$50.0$200.0$1.0K$5.0K$20.0Kfacility $1,148professional $398

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
$263.03
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$1,819.70
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$812.83
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$363.08
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$870.96
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$3,019.95
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$776.25
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$4,786.30
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$851.14

Where Mississippi 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.

Mississippi $427 · 40th 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.