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Midfoot Joint Release With Tendon Lengthening

West Virginia 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 October 2026.

How much does Midfoot Joint Release With Tendon Lengthening cost?

$2,654

Typical total for the visit. In West Virginia, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,654 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $1,175 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,479 to the hospital or surgery center where it takes place. Done somewhere without a facility charge, you pay only the first.

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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$1,175$912 to $1,585
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,479$1,380 to $2,344

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,479 · 10th to 90th $1,202 to $2,754Professionalmedian $1,175 · 10th to 90th $759 to $2,239
$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,479professional $1,175

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,412.54
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$1,737.80
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$1,148.15
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$977.24
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$2,344.23
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$2,691.53
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$4,466.84
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$1,949.84
6 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$575.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$229.09
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$870.96
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$173.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$114.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$812.83

Where West Virginia sits

The same service costs 4.3 times more in Alabama than in Maryland. 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.

Physician feeFacility fee

West Virginia· 41st of 51

$2,654

$1,175 physician + $1,479 facility

AL $8,761MD $2,030

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.