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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 July 2026.

How much does Open Release Of A Flexor Tendon, Foot cost?

$490

Typical negotiated rate. In Montana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $490 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $457 from a physician practice, and about $575 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$457$398 to $676
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$575$490 to $741

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $575 · 10th to 90th $457 to $832Professionalmedian $457 · 10th to 90th $269 to $759
$100.0$1.0K$10.0K$100.0Kfacility $575professional $457

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
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$724.44
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$64,565.42
Median
$75,857.76
Typical High
$91,201.08
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$676.08
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$457.09
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$741.31
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$776.25
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$776.25
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$776.25
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$831.76
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$3,311.31
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$794.33

Where Montana 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.

Montana $490 · 18th 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.