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Release of a Toe Flexor Tendon

Minnesota 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?

$692

Typical negotiated rate. In Minnesota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $692 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $676 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 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$676$457 to $933
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,585$891 to $3,715

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,585 · 10th to 90th $389 to $6,166Professionalmedian $676 · 10th to 90th $331 to $1,349
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,585professional $676

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
$245.47
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$389.05
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$602.56
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$4,897.79
Typical High
$12,022.64
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$1,348.96
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$3,715.35
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$1,621.81
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$2,951.21
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$1,513.56
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$2,238.72
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$1,819.70
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,398.83
Median
$4,168.69
Typical High
$8,912.51
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$1,318.26

Where Minnesota 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.

Minnesota· 1st of 51

$692

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.