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Release of a Toe Flexor Tendon

Colorado 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?

$398

Typical negotiated rate. In Colorado, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $398 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $363 from a physician practice, and about $3,802 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 7 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$363$245 to $417
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,802$724 to $6,761

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,802 · 10th to 90th $363 to $8,318Professionalmedian $363 · 10th to 90th $234 to $776
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $3,802professional $363

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
$363.08
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$7,585.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$776.25
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,548.13
Median
$6,760.83
Typical High
$10,964.78
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$562.34
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$1,071.52
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$724.44
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$660.69
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$1,288.25
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$812.83
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$416.87
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,454.71
Median
$5,011.87
Typical High
$9,772.37
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$758.58

Where Colorado 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.

Colorado· 23rd of 51

$398

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.