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Open Release Of A Flexor Tendon, Foot

South Carolina 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?

$407

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $407 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $380 from a physician practice, and about $4,571 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$380$257 to $479
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$4,571$955 to $8,511

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,571 · 10th to 90th $398 to $10,965Professionalmedian $380 · 10th to 90th $60 to $562
$50$200$1K$5K$20Kfacility $4,571professional $380

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
$331.13
Median
$5,623.41
Typical High
$21,877.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$489.78
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,388.44
Median
$5,888.44
Typical High
$10,232.93
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$478.63
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$1,318.26
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$660.69
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$630.96
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$575.44
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$524.81
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$14,791.08
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$660.69
8 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
$162.18
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$245.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$97.72
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$371.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$74.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$48.98
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$346.74
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$1,148.15
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$380.19

Where South Carolina 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.

South Carolina· 36th of 51

$407

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.