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Surgical Release Of A Tight Foot Tendon

Nebraska rates for HCPCS 28234

This procedure surgically cuts a tendon in the foot to release excessive tightness that is pulling one or more toes out of a normal position. It is an open surgical technique, meaning the surgeon works through an incision to reach and release the tendon.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Surgical Release Of A Tight Foot Tendon cost?

$4,902

Typical total for the visit. In Nebraska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,902 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $537 to the doctor who performs it, and $4,365 to the hospital or surgery center where it takes place. Done somewhere without a facility charge, you pay only the first.

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.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$537$380 to $724
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$4,365$2,344 to $7,943

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,365 · 10th to 90th $437 to $13,490Professionalmedian $537 · 10th to 90th $251 to $1,445
$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0K$20.0Kfacility $4,365professional $537

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
$2,344.23
Median
$5,011.87
Typical High
$14,454.40
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$1,513.56
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,677.35
Median
$6,165.95
Typical High
$12,022.64
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$794.33
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$1,318.26
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$1,230.27
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$2,344.23
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$3,090.30
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$1,202.26
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$1,318.26
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$1,258.93
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$6,760.83
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$1,047.13

Where Nebraska sits

The same service costs 9.7 times more in Indiana than in West Virginia. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Physician feeFacility feeNebraska $4,902 · 5th of 50
IN $7,116WV $735

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.