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Procedure price report · Other therapeutic procedures on muscles and tendons

Open cutting of a single flexor tendon in a toe

CPT 28232the billing code this page is about

Open surgery to cut one tendon that bends a toe, usually to correct a curled or contracted toe.

Hospitals typically charge $1,496 cash for this outpatient procedure — the median across 1,093 hospitals that filed a usable cash price; the average of the middle 60% is $1,630. Most fall between $574 and $3,665 (20th–80th percentile).

Hospitals
1,093
States
50
Filings dated
Aug 2022 – Sep 2026
Computed
September 25, 2026
Prices checked
through September 24, 2026

Median: half of hospitals filed less, half more — and it is a price some hospital actually filed. Average of the middle 60%: the mean of the prices between the 20th and 80th percentiles. We never publish the plain average, the lowest or the highest price: the extremes in hospital price files are chargemaster artefacts, not prices anyone pays.

What hospitals charge, from cheapest to most expensive

Cash price percentiles, outpatient, across 1,093 hospitals. Each figure is a price a hospital filed. 10th: one in ten hospitals charges less; 25th: a quarter charge less; Median: half charge less; 75th: three quarters charge less; 90th: nine in ten charge less.
10th25thMedian75th90th
$395$664$1,496$2,981$5,376

The most expensive tenth of hospitals charges at least 14× what the cheapest tenth charges ($395 vs $5,376).

How the prices are spread

$284 – $399: 66 hospitals$284$399 – $561: 94 hospitals$561 – $789: 120 hospitals$561$789 – $1,109: 135 hospitals$1,109 – $1,559: 90 hospitals$1,109$1,559 – $2,192: 172 hospitals$2,192 – $3,082: 105 hospitals$2,192$3,082 – $4,332: 93 hospitals$4,332 – $6,090: 76 hospitals$4,332$6,090 – $8,562: 39 hospitals$6,090median $1,496price bands are equal on a log scale
Hospitals per price band (990 of 1,093 — the bands cover the 5th to 95th percentile)
FromToHospitals
$284$39966
$399$56194
$561$789120
$789$1,109135
$1,109$1,55990
$1,559$2,192172
$2,192$3,082105
$3,082$4,33293
$4,332$6,09076
$6,090$8,56239

Against Medicare

Medicare pays (OPPS 2026, national rate)$1,643
Median cash price$1,496
Cash as a multiple of Medicare0.91×

The Medicare figure is the national unadjusted OPPS rate for this code — what Medicare itself pays a hospital before local wage adjustment. It is a benchmark, not a price anyone is charged.

By state

The median cash price in each state, against the national median of $1,496.

Alaska: 3 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureAKMaine: 4 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureMEVermont: 9 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureVTNew Hampshire: 9 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureNHWashington: median $1,046 across 35 hospitalsWA$1,046Idaho: median $2,241 across 15 hospitalsID$2,241Montana: 8 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureMTNorth Dakota: 7 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureNDMinnesota: median $950 across 44 hospitalsMN$950Illinois: median $1,328 across 44 hospitalsIL$1,328Wisconsin: median $1,058 across 56 hospitalsWI$1,058Michigan: median $523 across 42 hospitalsMI$523New York: median $1,894 across 69 hospitalsNY$1,894Massachusetts: median $2,142 across 11 hospitalsMA$2,142Oregon: median $906 across 24 hospitalsOR$906Nevada: 8 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureNVWyoming: 5 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureWYSouth Dakota: 7 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureSDIowa: median $935 across 46 hospitalsIA$935Indiana: median $713 across 42 hospitalsIN$713Ohio: median $2,107 across 57 hospitalsOH$2,107Pennsylvania: median $2,202 across 57 hospitalsPA$2,202New Jersey: median $4,330 across 33 hospitalsNJ$4,330Connecticut: median $3,544 across 10 hospitalsCT$3,544Rhode Island: 3 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureRICalifornia: median $3,292 across 60 hospitalsCA$3,292Utah: 3 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureUTColorado: median $1,023 across 22 hospitalsCO$1,023Nebraska: median $911 across 21 hospitalsNE$911Missouri: median $2,212 across 39 hospitalsMO$2,212Kentucky: median $1,056 across 17 hospitalsKY$1,056West Virginia: median $898 across 22 hospitalsWV$898Virginia: median $1,985 across 28 hospitalsVA$1,985Maryland: 6 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureMDDelaware: 2 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureDEArizona: median $1,399 across 13 hospitalsAZ$1,399New Mexico: 5 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureNMKansas: median $512 across 22 hospitalsKS$512Arkansas: 6 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureARTennessee: median $1,667 across 21 hospitalsTN$1,667North Carolina: median $1,487 across 13 hospitalsNC$1,487South Carolina: 9 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureSCOklahoma: median $401 across 16 hospitalsOK$401Louisiana: median $2,285 across 13 hospitalsLA$2,285Mississippi: median $1,031 across 19 hospitalsMS$1,031Alabama: median $1,435 across 12 hospitalsAL$1,435Georgia: median $6,653 across 12 hospitalsGA$6,653Hawaii: 2 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureHITexas: median $2,090 across 42 hospitalsTX$2,090Florida: median $3,693 across 20 hospitalsFL$3,693
Cash price by state, most expensive first. National median $1,496. A state needs at least 10 hospitals with a usable price to show a figure.
StateHospitalsMedianvs national20th–80th
Georgia GA12$6,653+345%$1,721 – $8,722
New Jersey NJ33$4,330+190%$1,773 – $5,419
Florida FL20$3,693+147%$1,553 – $7,693
Connecticut CT10$3,544+137%$1,300 – $5,119
California CA60$3,292+120%$1,229 – $4,077
Louisiana LA13$2,285+53%$1,791 – $2,669
Idaho ID15$2,241+50%$765 – $3,644
Missouri MO39$2,212+48%$586 – $4,548
Pennsylvania PA57$2,202+47%$699 – $5,153
Massachusetts MA11$2,142+43%$1,220 – $4,329
Ohio OH57$2,107+41%$913 – $3,793
Texas TX42$2,090+40%$1,265 – $2,468
Virginia VA28$1,985+33%$329 – $2,099
New York NY69$1,894+27%$662 – $4,595
Tennessee TN21$1,667+11%$671 – $2,010
North Carolina NC13$1,487−1%$579 – $2,152
Alabama AL12$1,435−4%$689 – $4,776
Arizona AZ13$1,399−6%$689 – $5,602
Illinois IL44$1,328−11%$477 – $3,665
Wisconsin WI56$1,058−29%$284 – $1,220
Kentucky KY17$1,056−29%$378 – $6,426
Washington WA35$1,046−30%$633 – $2,768
Mississippi MS19$1,031−31%$571 – $1,989
Colorado CO22$1,023−32%$897 – $2,841
Minnesota MN44$950−37%$547 – $1,195
Iowa IA46$935−38%$630 – $1,924
Nebraska NE21$911−39%$623 – $1,673
Oregon OR24$906−39%$682 – $1,261
West Virginia WV22$898−40%$255 – $2,160
Indiana IN42$713−52%$405 – $2,228
Michigan MI42$523−65%$439 – $2,211
Kansas KS22$512−66%$314 – $1,514
Oklahoma OK16$401−73%$401 – $3,263
New Hampshire NH9not enough hospitals filed a usable price
South Carolina SC9not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Vermont VT9not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Montana MT8not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Nevada NV8not enough hospitals filed a usable price
North Dakota ND7not enough hospitals filed a usable price
South Dakota SD7not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Arkansas AR6not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Maryland MD6not enough hospitals filed a usable price
New Mexico NM5not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Wyoming WY5not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Maine ME4not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Alaska AK3not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Rhode Island RI3not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Utah UT3not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Delaware DE2not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Hawaii HI2not enough hospitals filed a usable price

Hospitals like yours

The same distribution cut by the kind of hospital. Hospital type and ownership come from CMS; a hospital counts as part of a system when its price file is shared with at least one other hospital under the same brand. The national median is $1,496.

Cash price by hospital segment. A segment needs at least 20 hospitals to show a figure.
SegmentHospitalsMedian20th–80th
Hospital type
Acute care791$1,876$682 – $4,077
Children’s18fewer than 20 hospitals
Critical access280$776$439 – $1,822
Ownership
For-profit101$2,320$709 – $5,766
Government184$968$561 – $2,334
Non-profit804$1,511$568 – $3,760
System affiliation
Part of a system887$1,673$602 – $4,077
Independent206$918$492 – $2,212

Cash price vs list price

Median list price (chargemaster)$2,338
Median cash price$1,496
Cash as a share of list, median hospital62%

At the typical hospital, asking for the cash price cuts the list price by about 38%. The share is the median of each hospital’s own cash ÷ list ratio, over hospitals that filed both — not the ratio of the two medians above.

The same procedure, inpatient

650 hospitals filed a usable inpatient cash price for this code. The median is $1,271 and the average of the middle 60% is $1,492; most fall between $512 and $3,042.

Cash price percentiles, inpatient, across 650 hospitals. Each figure is a price a hospital filed. 10th: one in ten hospitals charges less; 25th: a quarter charge less; Median: half charge less; 75th: three quarters charge less; 90th: nine in ten charge less.
10th25thMedian75th90th
$345$623$1,271$2,618$4,436

The most expensive tenth of hospitals charges at least 13× what the cheapest tenth charges ($345 vs $4,436).

Of the 700 hospitals that filed this code inpatient, 650 gave a usable cash price; 22 carried a plausibility flag, 0 filed a number their own filing marks as not a price, 0 gave an estimate, and 28 a list price only.

How complete is this

1,093 of the 3,956 hospitals with a price file in our corpus (28%) filed a usable outpatient cash price for this code, and those are the hospitals every figure on this page is computed from.

What the 1,190 hospitals that filed this code at all gave us
Usable cash price — counted1,093
Cash price carrying a plausibility flag — shown on the compare tool, excluded here52
A number the filing itself marks as not a price (a placeholder, a ratio) — excluded1
An estimate rather than a filed cash price — excluded4
A list price only, no cash figure — excluded40
Hospitals that filed this code1,190

Sections not shown for this setting

  • Since our last snapshot: there is no earlier snapshot at least 90 days older than this one yet.

We last checked these hospitals’ price files for changes between September 4, 2026 and September 24, 2026; the figures were computed September 25, 2026 from filings loaded through September 24, 2026. The percentiles and averages use only the “counted” row.

Related procedures

Part of the Other therapeutic procedures on muscles and tendons family.

Hospitals file this code under descriptions such as PR Incision Flex Toe Tendon.

Method

Source
The machine-readable price files every U.S. hospital is required by CMS to publish, parsed per hospital. Nothing is surveyed, sampled or modelled.
What counts
One cash (self-pay) price per hospital for this code and setting. A hospital’s own filing can rule its number out — a placeholder, a “not applicable” note, a list price standing in for cash — and our plausibility checks can flag a price far below what every other hospital files. Both kinds are disclosed above and excluded from the statistics; on the compare tool a flagged price is still shown.
Statistics
Percentiles are discrete: each is a price some hospital filed. The average is the mean of the prices between the 20th and 80th percentiles. We never publish the plain mean, the minimum or the maximum. A state needs 10 hospitals and a segment 20 to show a figure; otherwise the row shows its count and no number. Medicare is the national unadjusted OPPS rate where one exists.
Names
Procedure names on these pages are our own plain-language titles, not the AMA’s copyrighted CPT descriptors. The code is the identity.

The full rules — sources, statistics, thresholds, limitations — are on the methodology page.

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Cite: HospitalRates.com, “Open cutting of a single flexor tendon in a toe (CPT 28232) — cash price report,” computed September 25, 2026. https://hospitalrates.com/procedures/cpt-28232-open-cutting-of-a-single-flexor-tendon-in-a-toe