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Open Release Of A Flexor Tendon, Foot

New Jersey 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?

$437

Typical negotiated rate. In New Jersey, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $437 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $427 from a physician practice, and about $6,026 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$427$288 to $575
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$6,026$4,467 to $7,943

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $6,026 · 10th to 90th $562 to $10,471Professionalmedian $427 · 10th to 90th $263 to $1,479
$100.0$500.0$2.0K$10.0Kfacility $6,026professional $427

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
$562.34
Median
$6,025.60
Typical High
$10,471.29
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$1,778.28
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$1,122.02
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$724.44
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,235.94
Median
$5,370.32
Typical High
$8,317.64
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$1,479.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,511.89
Median
$6,165.95
Typical High
$10,471.29
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$933.25

Where New Jersey 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 Jersey $437 · 36th 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.