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Release of a Toe Flexor Tendon

Kentucky 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?

$316

Typical negotiated rate. In Kentucky, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $316 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $309 from a physician practice, and about $1,905 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$309$219 to $389
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,905$398 to $5,495

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,905 · 10th to 90th $251 to $10,715Professionalmedian $309 · 10th to 90th $200 to $562
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,905professional $309

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
$251.19
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$5,495.41
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$588.84
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,011.87
Median
$10,715.19
Typical High
$11,220.18
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$489.78
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$363.08
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$371.54
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$1,659.59
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$2,691.53
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$141.25
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$6,025.60
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$660.69

Where Kentucky 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.

Kentucky· 50th of 51

$316

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.