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Midfoot Joint Release With Tendon Lengthening

Georgia rates for HCPCS 28261

Releases the tight joint capsules in the middle of the foot and lengthens the tight tendons that are pulling the foot out of shape, so it can be brought into a normal position. It is used for a stiff, deformed foot that stretching, casting or bracing alone cannot correct. The foot is normally held in a cast afterwards while it heals in the corrected position.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Midfoot Joint Release With Tendon Lengthening cost?

$3,162

Typical facility fee. In Georgia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,162 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1,585 to $5,370.

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 $3,388 · 10th to 90th $1,175 to $7,244Professionalmedian $1,318 · 10th to 90th $891 to $2,089
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $3,388professional $1,318

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
$1,202.26
Median
$4,570.88
Typical High
$7,585.78
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$5,888.44
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$1,000.00
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$2,089.30
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$3,890.45
Typical High
$6,918.31

Where Georgia sits

The same service costs 6.8 times more in Indiana than in West Virginia. 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.

Georgia· 22nd of 50

$3,162

IN $7,762WV $1,148

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.