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Release of a Toe Flexor Tendon

Rhode Island 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?

$363

Typical physician fee. In Rhode Island, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $363 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $295 to $501.

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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,715 · 10th to 90th $2,570 to $7,413Professionalmedian $363 · 10th to 90th $224 to $589
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $3,715professional $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. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,089.30
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$3,981.07
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$588.84
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$758.58
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$812.83
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,570.40
Median
$3,890.45
Typical High
$7,585.78
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$758.58

Where Rhode Island 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.

Rhode Island· 42nd of 51

$363

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.