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Foot Tendon Release Near The Big Toe

Maine 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?

$447

Typical physician fee. In Maine, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $447 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $347 to $562.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $6,761 · 10th to 90th $6,761 to $6,761Professionalmedian $447 · 10th to 90th $295 to $776
$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $6,761professional $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. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$524.81
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$645.65
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$954.99
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$977.24
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$575.44
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6,760.83
Median
$6,760.83
Typical High
$6,760.83
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$870.96

Where Maine 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.

Maine· 35th of 51

$447

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.