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Open Release Of A Flexor Tendon, Foot

North Dakota 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?

$575

Typical negotiated rate. In North Dakota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $575 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $603 from a physician practice, and about $447 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$603$437 to $832
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$447$288 to $1,023

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $447 · 10th to 90th $288 to $2,512Professionalmedian $603 · 10th to 90th $288 to $1,096
$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0Kfacility $447professional $603

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
$288.40
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$2,511.89
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$1,202.26
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$1,096.48
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$1,174.90
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$851.14
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$3,235.94
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,235.94
Median
$4,677.35
Typical High
$5,128.61
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$1,000.00

Where North Dakota 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 Dakota $575 · 9th 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.