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Foot Tendon Release Near The Big Toe

Washington, DC rates for HCPCS 28240

This is a surgical procedure that releases or lengthens a tight tendon in the foot near the big toe, done to relieve excessive pulling that is contributing to a toe or forefoot deformity. Loosening the tendon allows the toe to sit in a more normal position. It's often performed alongside other procedures correcting the same deformity.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Foot Tendon Release Near The Big Toe cost?

$468

Typical physician fee. In Washington, DC, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $468 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $302 to $813.

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

Facilitymedian $4,074 · 10th to 90th $302 to $7,762Professionalmedian $447 · 10th to 90th $288 to $692
$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $4,074professional $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
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$4,073.80
Typical High
$7,762.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$691.83
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$6,456.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$1,071.52
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$1,023.29
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,344.23
Median
$10,000.00
Typical High
$26,302.68
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$1,000.00

Where Washington, DC sits

The same service costs 4.5 times more in Hawaii than in Kentucky. 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.

Washington, DC· 26th of 51

$468

HI $1,778KY $398

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.