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Release of a Toe Flexor Tendon

Hawaii 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?

$355

Typical physician fee. In Hawaii, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $355 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $234 to $398.

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 $2,818 · 10th to 90th $490 to $3,890Professionalmedian $339 · 10th to 90th $219 to $490
$50$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $2,818professional $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
$489.78
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$3,890.45
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$380.19
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$588.84
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$562.34
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,041.74
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$2,041.74
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$537.03
University Health Alliance
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$537.03

Where Hawaii 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.

Hawaii· 47th of 51

$355

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.