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Release of a Toe Flexor Tendon

Tennessee 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 Tennessee, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $398 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $372 from a physician practice, and about $2,399 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$372$282 to $490
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,399$1,259 to $3,467

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,399 · 10th to 90th $457 to $4,365Professionalmedian $372 · 10th to 90th $224 to $676
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,399professional $372

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
$354.81
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$4,073.80
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$645.65
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$331.13
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,348.96
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$3,467.37
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$776.25
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$30.20
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$691.83
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,290.87
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$11,481.54
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,691.53
Median
$3,090.30
Typical High
$3,090.30
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,995.26
Median
$3,467.37
Typical High
$6,309.57
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$676.08

Where Tennessee 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.

Tennessee· 26th 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.