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Release of a Toe Flexor Tendon

Indiana 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 Indiana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $363 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $339 from a physician practice, and about $6,607 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 6 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$339$240 to $398
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$6,607$3,467 to $8,913

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $6,607 · 10th to 90th $427 to $10,471Professionalmedian $339 · 10th to 90th $224 to $603
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $6,607professional $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
$275.42
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$7,244.36
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$630.96
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$446.68
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,265.80
Median
$8,317.64
Typical High
$10,471.29
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$489.78
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$281.84
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$398.11
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$645.65
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,348.96
Median
$5,370.32
Typical High
$10,715.19
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$602.56

Where Indiana 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.

Indiana· 43rd 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.