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Open Release Of A Flexor Tendon, Foot

Tennessee 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?

$457

Typical negotiated rate. In Tennessee, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $457 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $427 from a physician practice, and about $2,291 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 5 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$427$331 to $562
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,291$1,148 to $3,311

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,291 · 10th to 90th $617 to $4,677Professionalmedian $427 · 10th to 90th $263 to $759
$50.0$200.0$1.0K$5.0Kfacility $2,291professional $427

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
$512.86
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$4,073.80
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$691.83
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$2,187.76
Typical High
$2,951.21
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$891.25
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$30.20
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$776.25
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,995.26
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$11,481.54
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,162.28
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$3,630.78
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,995.26
Median
$3,467.37
Typical High
$6,309.57
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$776.25

Where Tennessee 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.

Tennessee $457 · 25th 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.