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Release of a Toe Flexor Tendon

Virginia 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 Virginia, 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 $575 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 8 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$275 to $479
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$575$347 to $3,890

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $575 · 10th to 90th $269 to $7,079Professionalmedian $372 · 10th to 90th $234 to $661
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $575professional $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
$338.84
Median
$2,630.27
Typical High
$7,079.46
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$630.96
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,090.30
Median
$3,981.07
Typical High
$4,466.84
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$602.56
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$3,548.13
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$645.65
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$707.95
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$549.54
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$891.25
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$630.96
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$281.84
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$7,413.10
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$7,413.10
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,630.78
Median
$6,165.95
Typical High
$13,182.57
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$676.08

Where Virginia 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.

Virginia· 30th 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.