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Open Release Of A Flexor Tendon, Foot

Oregon 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?

$631

Typical negotiated rate. In Oregon, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $631 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $617 from a physician practice, and about $776 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 8 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$617$447 to $813
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$776$562 to $871

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $776 · 10th to 90th $398 to $5,129Professionalmedian $617 · 10th to 90th $288 to $1,096
$10.0$100.0$1.0K$10.0K$100.0K$1.0Mfacility $776professional $617

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
$724.44
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$8,709.64
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$1,174.90
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$851.14
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$1,148.15
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$1,071.52
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$912.01
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$1,000.00
Pacific Source
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$870.96
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$912.01
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$1,071.52
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,890.45
Median
$5,248.07
Typical High
$6,760.83
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$1,202.26
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,041.74
Median
$8,128.31
Typical High
$12,022.64
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$1,071.52

Where Oregon 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.

Oregon $631 · 6th 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.