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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 July 2026.

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

$447

Typical negotiated rate. In Virginia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $447 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $427 from a physician practice, and about $646 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 8 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$324 to $537
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$646$398 to $3,981

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $646 · 10th to 90th $316 to $7,079Professionalmedian $427 · 10th to 90th $275 to $794
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $646professional $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
$398.11
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$7,079.46
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$954.99
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,090.30
Median
$3,981.07
Typical High
$4,466.84
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$707.95
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$3,548.13
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$645.65
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$812.83
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$630.96
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$1,023.29
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$724.44
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$338.84
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$7,413.10
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$7,413.10
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,630.78
Median
$6,165.95
Typical High
$13,182.57
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$741.31

Where Virginia sits

The same service costs 2.4 times more in California than in Kentucky. 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· 31st of 51

$447

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.