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Release of a Toe Flexor Tendon

Alaska rates for HCPCS 28232

In this procedure a surgeon makes a small incision to cut a tight tendon that pulls a toe downward or curls it. Releasing the tendon relieves the tension causing the toe to bend abnormally, such as in a hammertoe. It addresses a single tendon in one toe.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Release of a Toe Flexor Tendon cost?

$661

Typical negotiated rate. In Alaska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $661 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $661 from a physician practice, and about $575 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$661$347 to $1,230
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$575$355 to $1,202

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $575 · 10th to 90th $288 to $2,455Professionalmedian $661 · 10th to 90th $234 to $1,778
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $575professional $661

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
$794.33
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$14,125.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$1,202.26
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$1,230.27
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$1,698.24
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$1,778.28
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$2,089.30
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$1,698.24
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$912.01
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,548.82
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$3,311.31
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$1,995.26

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 2.5 times more in Minnesota than in West Virginia. 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.

Alaska· 2nd of 51

$661

MN $692WV $275

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.