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Release of a Toe Flexor Tendon

Vermont 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 physician fee. In Vermont, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $447 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $309 to $468.

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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Professionalmedian $447 · 10th to 90th $282 to $550
$200$500$1Kprofessional $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
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$489.78
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$1,318.26
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$691.83
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$630.96
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$933.25

Where Vermont 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.

Vermont· 17th 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.