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Release of a Toe Flexor Tendon

Florida 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?

$363

Typical negotiated rate. In Florida, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $363 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $331 from a physician practice, and about $4,074 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$331$251 to $417
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$4,074$1,585 to $7,244

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,074 · 10th to 90th $708 to $10,715Professionalmedian $331 · 10th to 90th $214 to $575
$1$10$100$1K$10Kfacility $4,074professional $331

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
$489.78
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$10,715.19
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$588.84
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$363.08
AvMed
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$4,073.80
Typical High
$12,302.69
AvMed
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$407.38
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$398.11
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$676.08
Florida Blue
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,691.53
Median
$4,897.79
Typical High
$9,772.37
Florida Blue
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$398.11
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$478.63
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,348.96
Median
$5,495.41
Typical High
$9,772.37
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$660.69
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$389.05

Where Florida 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.

Florida· 41st of 51

$363

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.