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Release of a Toe Flexor Tendon

Delaware 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?

$339

Typical negotiated rate. In Delaware, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $339 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $339 from a physician practice, and about $2,754 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 4 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$339$240 to $389
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,754$1,660 to $2,754

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,754 · 10th to 90th $537 to $4,074Professionalmedian $339 · 10th to 90th $224 to $661
$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $2,754professional $339

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
$870.96
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$4,073.80
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$660.69
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$275.42
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$691.83
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,238.72
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$3,801.89
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$602.56
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$1,479.11
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$562.34

Where Delaware 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.

Delaware· 48th of 51

$339

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.