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Release of a Toe Flexor Tendon

Iowa 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?

$457

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $457 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $398 from a physician practice, and about $3,162 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$398$295 to $692
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,162$676 to $5,012

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,162 · 10th to 90th $457 to $6,761Professionalmedian $398 · 10th to 90th $240 to $1,413
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $3,162professional $398

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
$602.56
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$7,943.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$1,548.82
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$1,122.02
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$870.96
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$5,248.07
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$2,570.40
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$1,023.29
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$1,023.29
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$776.25
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,344.23
Median
$4,265.80
Typical High
$6,456.54
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$954.99
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$812.83

Where Iowa 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.

Iowa· 10th of 51

$457

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.