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Open Release Of A Flexor Tendon, Foot

North Carolina 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?

$457

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $457 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $447 from a physician practice, and about $676 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 7 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$447$324 to $692
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$676$417 to $3,311

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $676 · 10th to 90th $309 to $6,761Professionalmedian $447 · 10th to 90th $275 to $1,023
$100.0$1.0K$10.0Kfacility $676professional $447

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
$416.87
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$7,244.36
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$912.01
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$389.05
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$371.54
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$1,148.15
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$602.56
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$870.96
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$1,023.29
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$758.58
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,778.28
Median
$6,309.57
Typical High
$10,715.19
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$741.31
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,995.26
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$13,489.63
Wellcare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,162.28
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$3,630.78

Where North Carolina 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.

North Carolina $457 · 28th 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.