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Open Release Of A Flexor Tendon, Foot

Nebraska 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?

$646

Typical negotiated rate. In Nebraska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $646 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $550 from a physician practice, and about $4,365 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$550$407 to $871
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$4,365$2,344 to $7,943

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,365 · 10th to 90th $457 to $13,490Professionalmedian $550 · 10th to 90th $269 to $1,585
$100.0$500.0$2.0K$10.0Kfacility $4,365professional $550

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
$2,344.23
Median
$5,011.87
Typical High
$14,454.40
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$2,454.71
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,677.35
Median
$6,165.95
Typical High
$12,022.64
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$812.83
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$416.87
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$1,288.25
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$2,344.23
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$3,235.94
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$1,288.25
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$416.87
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$1,318.26
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$6,760.83
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$1,096.48

Where Nebraska 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.

Nebraska $646 · 5th 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.