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Open Release Of A Flexor Tendon, Foot

South Dakota 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?

$692

Typical negotiated rate. In South Dakota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $692 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $692 from a physician practice, and about $631 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$692$562 to $1,000
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$631$417 to $1,514

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $631 · 10th to 90th $355 to $1,820Professionalmedian $692 · 10th to 90th $380 to $1,230
$500$1K$2Kfacility $631professional $692

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
$288.40
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$4,365.16
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$446.68
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$794.33
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$1,122.02
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$1,698.24
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$3,235.94
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$1,023.29
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$457.09
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$1,000.00
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$794.33
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$1,819.70
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$1,230.27
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$1,096.48
6 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
$123.03
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$218.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$87.10
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$331.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$66.07
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$43.65
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$309.03

Where South Dakota 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 Dakota· 6th of 51

$692

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.