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Open Release Of A Flexor Tendon, Foot

Oklahoma 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 Oklahoma, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $525 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $389 from a physician practice, and about $3,890 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$389$295 to $457
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,890$1,259 to $6,607

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,890 · 10th to 90th $490 to $9,550Professionalmedian $389 · 10th to 90th $257 to $575
$100.0$500.0$2.0K$10.0K$50.0Kfacility $3,890professional $389

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
$446.68
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$6,456.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$446.68
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,466.84
Median
$6,760.83
Typical High
$11,481.54
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$575.44
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$426.58
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$588.84
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$4,677.35
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$3,235.94
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$5,754.40
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$549.54

Where Oklahoma 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.

Oklahoma $525 · 15th 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.