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Release of a Toe Flexor Tendon

New Hampshire 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?

$447

Typical negotiated rate. In New Hampshire, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $447 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $447 from a physician practice, and about $1,738 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$447$331 to $575
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,738$1,318 to $3,020

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,738 · 10th to 90th $933 to $9,550Professionalmedian $447 · 10th to 90th $251 to $794
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $1,738professional $447

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
$645.65
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$9,772.37
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$501.19
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,584.89
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$3,019.95
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$676.08
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$1,023.29
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9,549.93
Median
$9,549.93
Typical High
$9,549.93
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$870.96
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9,549.93
Median
$9,549.93
Typical High
$9,549.93
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$977.24
Well Sense
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$467.74

Where New Hampshire 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.

New Hampshire· 14th of 51

$447

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.