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Open Release Of A Flexor Tendon, Foot

Rhode Island 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?

$501

Typical negotiated rate. In Rhode Island, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $501 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $501 from a physician practice, and about $1,862 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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$501$372 to $550
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,862$1,023 to $3,548

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,862 · 10th to 90th $447 to $5,888Professionalmedian $501 · 10th to 90th $316 to $776
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,862professional $501

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
$2,089.30
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$3,981.07
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$549.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$407.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$83.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$54.95
BCBS Rhode Island
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$602.56
BCBS Rhode Island
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$354.81
BCBS Rhode Island
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$109.65
BCBS Rhode Island
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$51.29
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$1,202.26
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$776.25
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$5,888.44
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$707.95
3 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
$186.21
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$275.42
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$109.65
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$380.19

Where Rhode Island 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.

Rhode Island· 19th of 51

$501

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.