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Release of a Toe Flexor Tendon

Nevada 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?

$389

Typical negotiated rate. In Nevada, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $389 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $363 from a physician practice, and about $2,239 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$363$251 to $437
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,239$955 to $4,365

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,239 · 10th to 90th $224 to $5,888Professionalmedian $363 · 10th to 90th $224 to $1,349
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $2,239professional $363

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
$223.87
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$5,011.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$1,737.80
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,801.89
Median
$4,073.80
Typical High
$5,888.44
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$446.68
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$251.19
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$630.96
Hometown Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.35
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$549.54
Hometown Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$562.34
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$371.54
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$426.58
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$2,187.76
Typical High
$4,265.80
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$616.60

Where Nevada 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.

Nevada· 34th of 51

$389

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.