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Release of a Toe Flexor Tendon

Maine 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?

$380

Typical negotiated rate. In Maine, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $380 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $380 from a physician practice, and about $501 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$380$288 to $468
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$501$309 to $603

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $501 · 10th to 90th $269 to $1,862Professionalmedian $380 · 10th to 90th $234 to $631
$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $501professional $380

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
$269.15
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$1,862.09
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$446.68
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$524.81
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$812.83
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$831.76
Martin's Point
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$1,862.09
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$501.19
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,311.31
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$3,311.31
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$741.31

Where Maine 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.

Maine· 38th of 51

$380

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.