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Open Release Of A Flexor Tendon, Foot

New Hampshire 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?

$525

Typical negotiated rate. In New Hampshire, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $525 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $513 from a physician practice, and about $1,698 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$513$389 to $676
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,698$1,479 to $3,020

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,698 · 10th to 90th $1,096 to $9,550Professionalmedian $513 · 10th to 90th $295 to $912
$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0Kfacility $1,698professional $513

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
$741.31
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$9,772.37
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$562.34
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,584.89
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$3,019.95
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$776.25
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$1,174.90
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9,549.93
Median
$9,549.93
Typical High
$9,549.93
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$1,000.00
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9,549.93
Median
$9,549.93
Typical High
$9,549.93
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$1,096.48
Well Sense
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$537.03

Where New Hampshire 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.

New Hampshire $525 · 16th 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.