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Release of a Toe Flexor Tendon

West 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?

$275

Typical negotiated rate. In West Virginia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $275 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $275 from a physician practice, and about $355 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 4 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$275$224 to $363
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$355$229 to $1,413

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $355 · 10th to 90th $229 to $2,951Professionalmedian $275 · 10th to 90th $191 to $437
$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $355professional $275

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
$229.09
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$1,621.81
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$416.87
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$302.00
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$269.15
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$1,659.59
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$2,691.53
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$2,454.71
Typical High
$4,466.84
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$562.34

Where West 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.

West Virginia· 51st of 51

$275

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.