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Surgical Release Of A Tight Foot Tendon

Vermont 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?

$457

Typical physician fee. In Vermont, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $457 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $331 to $490.

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 $457 · 10th to 90th $316 to $589
$200$500$1Kprofessional $457

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
$316.23
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$489.78
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$645.65
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$741.31
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$691.83
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$1,000.00

Where Vermont sits

The same service costs 4.9 times more in Hawaii than in Delaware. 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· 19th of 51

$457

HI $1,778DE $363

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.