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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 July 2026.

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

$417

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $417 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $398 from a physician practice, and about $3,388 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 6 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$398$316 to $490
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,388$490 to $8,128

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,388 · 10th to 90th $331 to $13,490Professionalmedian $398 · 10th to 90th $263 to $692
$100.0$1.0K$10.0Kfacility $3,388professional $398

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
$331.13
Median
$5,623.41
Typical High
$21,877.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$741.31
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,884.03
Median
$6,309.57
Typical High
$9,549.93
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$602.56
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$891.25
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$776.25
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$831.76
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,548.82
Median
$10,232.93
Typical High
$16,595.87
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$676.08

Where South Carolina 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.

South Carolina $417 · 42nd 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.