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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 October 2026.

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

$646

Typical negotiated rate. In Oregon, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $646 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $631 from a physician practice, and about $851 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$631$479 to $832
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$851$631 to $871

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $851 · 10th to 90th $501 to $4,074Professionalmedian $631 · 10th to 90th $398 to $1,000
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $851professional $631

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
$3,890.45
Median
$6,025.60
Typical High
$8,709.64
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$630.96
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$891.25
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$1,071.52
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$1,096.48
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$7,943.28
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$891.25
Pacific Source
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$870.96
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$1,071.52
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$1,071.52
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4,073.80
Median
$5,623.41
Typical High
$6,456.54
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$870.96
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$12,022.64
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$1,122.02
13 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
$199.53
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$316.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$128.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$478.63
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$95.50
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$63.10
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$446.68
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$316.23
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$128.82
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$478.63
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$95.50
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$63.10
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$446.68
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$6,025.60
Median
$8,317.64
Typical High
$9,549.93

Where Oregon 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.

Oregon· 8th of 51

$646

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.