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Release of a Toe Flexor Tendon

North Carolina 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 North Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $398 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $398 from a physician practice, and about $562 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$398$275 to $575
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$562$363 to $1,445

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $562 · 10th to 90th $251 to $5,129Professionalmedian $398 · 10th to 90th $234 to $832
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $562professional $398

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
$234.42
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$6,165.95
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$741.31
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$363.08
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$1,023.29
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$602.56
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$758.58
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$891.25
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$660.69
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,778.28
Median
$6,309.57
Typical High
$10,715.19
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$676.08
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,290.87
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$13,489.63
Wellcare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,691.53
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$3,090.30

Where North Carolina 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.

North Carolina· 29th 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.