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Release of a Toe Flexor Tendon

Washington, DC 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 physician fee. In Washington, DC, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $398 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $324 to $1,000.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,862 · 10th to 90th $398 to $7,079Professionalmedian $372 · 10th to 90th $234 to $631
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $1,862professional $372

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
$1,862.09
Typical High
$4,570.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$630.96
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$5,370.32
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$912.01
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$870.96
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,344.23
Median
$7,413.10
Typical High
$26,302.68
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$933.25

Where Washington, DC 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.

Washington, DC· 27th 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.