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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 October 2026.

How much does Open Release Of A Flexor Tendon, Foot cost?

$380

Typical negotiated rate. In New Jersey, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $380 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $363 from a physician practice, and about $2,344 from a hospital or other facility.

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.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$363$288 to $468
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,344$692 to $4,571

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,344 · 10th to 90th $427 to $6,918Professionalmedian $363 · 10th to 90th $257 to $617
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,344professional $363

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$4,570.88
Typical High
$10,000.00
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$457.09
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$2,691.53
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$707.95
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$707.95
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$6,456.54
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$831.76
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$6,760.83
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$524.81
6 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$229.09
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$91.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$346.74
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$69.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$45.71
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$323.59

Where New Jersey sits

The same service costs 4.7 times more in Alaska than in Utah. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Touch or drag across it to read any state, then open that state for its carriers and full range.

New Jersey· 42nd of 51

$380

AK $1,175UT $251

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.