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Open Release Of A Flexor Tendon, Foot

Montana 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?

$468

Typical negotiated rate. In Montana, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $468 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $457 from a physician practice, and about $537 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$457$437 to $676
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$537$457 to $741

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $537 · 10th to 90th $447 to $912Professionalmedian $457 · 10th to 90th $295 to $708
$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $537professional $457

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
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$691.83
BCBS Montana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$676.08
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$3,981.07
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$676.08
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$794.33
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$794.33
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$3,981.07
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$691.83
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,445.44
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$3,162.28
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$794.33

Where Montana 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.

Montana· 23rd of 51

$468

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.