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Foot Tendon Release Near The Big Toe

Vermont 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?

$525

Typical physician fee. In Vermont, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $525 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $363 to $537.

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 $525 · 10th to 90th $347 to $631
$200$500$1Kprofessional $525

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
$346.74
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$537.03
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$691.83
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$812.83
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$741.31
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$1,096.48

Where Vermont 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.

Vermont· 18th of 51

$525

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.