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Open Release Of A Flexor Tendon, Foot

Virginia 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?

$347

Typical negotiated rate. In Virginia, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $347 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $339 from a physician practice, and about $2,455 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$339$295 to $447
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,455$550 to $5,248

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,455 · 10th to 90th $339 to $9,333Professionalmedian $339 · 10th to 90th $269 to $589
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,455professional $339

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
$398.11
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$8,317.64
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$575.44
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,884.03
Median
$3,715.35
Typical High
$4,265.80
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$389.05
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$588.84
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$398.11
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$2,691.53
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$616.60
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$630.96
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$588.84
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$812.83
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$501.19
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$8,709.64
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$1,071.52
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$4,897.79
Typical High
$13,182.57
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$676.08
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
$147.91
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$245.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$97.72
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$371.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$74.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$48.98
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$346.74

Where Virginia 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.

Virginia· 45th of 51

$347

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.