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Open Release Of A Flexor Tendon, Foot

Ohio 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?

$302

Typical negotiated rate. In Ohio, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $302 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $288 from a physician practice, and about $1,023 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$288$170 to $407
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,023$562 to $3,020

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,023 · 10th to 90th $309 to $5,754Professionalmedian $288 · 10th to 90th $46 to $537
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $1,023professional $288

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
$758.58
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$10,964.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$912.01
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$4,570.88
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$380.19
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$354.81
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$2,398.83
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$645.65
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$2,398.83
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$645.65
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$467.74
SummaCare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$169.82
SummaCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$501.19
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$5,888.44
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$630.96
7 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
$138.04
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$218.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$87.10
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$331.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$66.07
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$43.65
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$309.03
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$562.34

Where Ohio 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.

Ohio· 49th of 51

$302

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.