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Release of a Toe Flexor Tendon

Georgia 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?

$417

Typical negotiated rate. In Georgia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $417 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $389 from a physician practice, and about $2,884 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$389$275 to $501
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,884$1,175 to $4,571

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,884 · 10th to 90th $589 to $6,918Professionalmedian $389 · 10th to 90th $234 to $708
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,884professional $389

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
$416.87
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$7,079.46
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$758.58
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$457.09
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$3,019.95
Typical High
$5,888.44
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$588.84
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$2,511.89
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$758.58
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$660.69
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$630.96
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$3,890.45
Typical High
$6,918.31
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$741.31

Where Georgia 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.

Georgia· 21st of 51

$417

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.