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Open Release Of A Flexor Tendon, Foot

New Mexico 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?

$407

Typical negotiated rate. In New Mexico, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $407 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $398 from a physician practice, and about $1,380 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$398$316 to $501
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,380$437 to $7,586

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,380 · 10th to 90th $347 to $11,220Professionalmedian $398 · 10th to 90th $263 to $776
$100.0$1.0K$10.0K$100.0Kfacility $1,380professional $398

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
$416.87
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$5,011.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$912.01
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,162.28
Median
$8,128.31
Typical High
$13,182.57
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$588.84
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$1,148.15
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$363.08
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$660.69
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$794.33
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$6,918.31
Typical High
$9,772.37
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$870.96

Where New Mexico 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 Mexico $407 · 43rd 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.