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Open Release Of A Flexor Tendon, Foot

Pennsylvania 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?

$427

Typical negotiated rate. In Pennsylvania, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $427 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $389 from a physician practice, and about $3,236 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 10 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$288 to $457
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,236$1,479 to $5,129

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,236 · 10th to 90th $537 to $8,318Professionalmedian $389 · 10th to 90th $251 to $661
$10.0$100.0$1.0K$10.0Kfacility $3,236professional $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
$478.63
Median
$3,801.89
Typical High
$8,317.64
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$630.96
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,011.87
Median
$5,248.07
Typical High
$57,543.99
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$794.33
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$467.74
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$758.58
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$891.25
Geisinger
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$758.58
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,466.84
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$5,495.41
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$436.52
Martin's Point
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$8,317.64
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$794.33
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.02
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$575.44
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$2,951.21
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$457.09
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,659.59
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$5,623.41
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$741.31

Where Pennsylvania 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.

Pennsylvania $427 · 37th 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.