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Release of a Toe Flexor Tendon

Illinois 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?

$398

Typical negotiated rate. In Illinois, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $398 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $389 from a physician practice, and about $1,585 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 $550
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,585$708 to $3,236

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,585 · 10th to 90th $363 to $5,370Professionalmedian $389 · 10th to 90th $229 to $724
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,585professional $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
$363.08
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$5,128.61
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$691.83
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$446.68
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,995.26
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$5,128.61
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$724.44
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$467.74
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$676.08
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$1,023.29
Hally Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$489.78
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$489.78
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,380.38
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$6,025.60
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$691.83

Where Illinois 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.

Illinois· 24th of 51

$398

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.