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Procedure price report · Division of joint capsule, ligament or cartilage

Midfoot joint release with tendon lengthening

CPT 28261the billing code this page is about

Open surgery that cuts the midfoot joint capsule and also lengthens one or more tendons to correct a tight or deformed foot.

Hospitals typically charge $2,511 cash for this outpatient procedure — the median across 280 hospitals that filed a usable cash price; the average of the middle 60% is $2,505. Most fall between $1,421 and $3,986 (20th–80th percentile).

Hospitals
280
States
41
Filings dated
Jun 2024 – Sep 2026
Computed
September 25, 2026
Prices checked
through September 23, 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 280 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
$985$1,606$2,511$3,430$4,762

The most expensive tenth of hospitals charges at least 4.8× what the cheapest tenth charges ($985 vs $4,762).

How the prices are spread

$668 – $886: 6 hospitals$668$886 – $1,176: 24 hospitals$1,176 – $1,559: 25 hospitals$1,176$1,559 – $2,067: 52 hospitals$2,067 – $2,741: 27 hospitals$2,067$2,741 – $3,635: 72 hospitals$3,635 – $4,820: 33 hospitals$3,635$4,820 – $6,392: 10 hospitals$6,392 – $8,476: 2 hospitals$6,392$8,476 – $11,240: 2 hospitals$8,476median $2,511price bands are equal on a log scale
Hospitals per price band (253 of 280 — the bands cover the 5th to 95th percentile)
FromToHospitals
$668$8866
$886$1,17624
$1,176$1,55925
$1,559$2,06752
$2,067$2,74127
$2,741$3,63572
$3,635$4,82033
$4,820$6,39210
$6,392$8,4762
$8,476$11,2402

Against Medicare

Medicare pays (OPPS 2026, national rate)$1,643
Median cash price$2,511
Cash as a multiple of Medicare1.53×

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 $2,511.

Alaska: 2 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureAKMaine: no hospital in the corpus filed a usable priceMEVermont: 6 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureVTNew Hampshire: 3 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureNHWashington: 6 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureWAIdaho: 6 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureIDMontana: 2 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureMTNorth Dakota: 2 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureNDMinnesota: median $3,430 across 12 hospitalsMN$3,430Illinois: median $1,988 across 14 hospitalsIL$1,988Wisconsin: 7 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureWIMichigan: 8 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureMINew York: median $1,894 across 21 hospitalsNY$1,894Massachusetts: 1 hospital filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureMAOregon: 7 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureORNevada: 2 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureNVWyoming: 1 hospital filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureWYSouth Dakota: 1 hospital filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureSDIowa: median $2,950 across 14 hospitalsIA$2,950Indiana: 5 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureINOhio: 8 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureOHPennsylvania: median $1,216 across 19 hospitalsPA$1,216New Jersey: median $4,330 across 28 hospitalsNJ$4,330Connecticut: no hospital in the corpus filed a usable priceCTRhode Island: no hospital in the corpus filed a usable priceRICalifornia: median $3,388 across 23 hospitalsCA$3,388Utah: no hospital in the corpus filed a usable priceUTColorado: 2 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureCONebraska: 3 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureNEMissouri: 3 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureMOKentucky: 3 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureKYWest Virginia: no hospital in the corpus filed a usable priceWVVirginia: 1 hospital filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureVAMaryland: no hospital in the corpus filed a usable priceMDDelaware: no hospital in the corpus filed a usable priceDEArizona: 1 hospital filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureAZNew Mexico: 1 hospital filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureNMKansas: 3 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureKSArkansas: 3 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureARTennessee: 7 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureTNNorth Carolina: 1 hospital filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureNCSouth Carolina: 4 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureSCOklahoma: median $1,421 across 12 hospitalsOK$1,421Louisiana: 8 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureLAMississippi: 1 hospital filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureMSAlabama: 4 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureALGeorgia: no hospital in the corpus filed a usable priceGAHawaii: no hospital in the corpus filed a usable priceHITexas: median $3,135 across 20 hospitalsTX$3,135Florida: 5 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureFL
Cash price by state, most expensive first. National median $2,511. A state needs at least 10 hospitals with a usable price to show a figure.
StateHospitalsMedianvs national20th–80th
New Jersey NJ28$4,330+72%$1,773 – $5,339
Minnesota MN12$3,430+37%$2,765 – $3,430
California CA23$3,388+35%$3,388 – $3,388
Texas TX20$3,135+25%$2,460 – $3,135
Iowa IA14$2,950+17%$2,942 – $2,950
Illinois IL14$1,988−21%$1,093 – $2,950
New York NY21$1,894−25%$1,894 – $2,007
Oklahoma OK12$1,421−43%$1,421 – $1,421
Pennsylvania PA19$1,216−52%$488 – $2,706
Louisiana LA8not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Michigan MI8not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Ohio OH8not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Oregon OR7not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Tennessee TN7not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Wisconsin WI7not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Idaho ID6not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Vermont VT6not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Washington WA6not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Florida FL5not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Indiana IN5not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Alabama AL4not enough hospitals filed a usable price
South Carolina SC4not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Arkansas AR3not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Kansas KS3not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Kentucky KY3not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Missouri MO3not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Nebraska NE3not enough hospitals filed a usable price
New Hampshire NH3not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Alaska AK2not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Colorado CO2not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Montana MT2not enough hospitals filed a usable price
North Dakota ND2not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Nevada NV2not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Arizona AZ1not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Massachusetts MA1not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Mississippi MS1not enough hospitals filed a usable price
North Carolina NC1not enough hospitals filed a usable price
New Mexico NM1not enough hospitals filed a usable price
South Dakota SD1not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Virginia VA1not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Wyoming WY1not 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 $2,511.

Cash price by hospital segment. A segment needs at least 20 hospitals to show a figure.
SegmentHospitalsMedian20th–80th
Hospital type
Acute care231$2,360$1,421 – $3,765
Children’s17fewer than 20 hospitals
Critical access32$2,967$1,511 – $4,026
Ownership
For-profit30$2,320$1,093 – $4,436
Government33$1,894$1,606 – $3,556
Non-profit217$2,950$1,421 – $3,865
System affiliation
Part of a system231$2,942$1,421 – $4,026
Independent49$1,988$1,400 – $3,438

Cash price vs list price

Median list price (chargemaster)$3,688
Median cash price$2,511
Cash as a share of list, median hospital60%

At the typical hospital, asking for the cash price cuts the list price by about 40%. 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

147 hospitals filed a usable inpatient cash price for this code. The median is $2,162 and the average of the middle 60% is $2,380; most fall between $1,093 and $3,388.

Cash price percentiles, inpatient, across 147 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
$907$1,316$2,162$3,135$3,388

The most expensive tenth of hospitals charges at least 3.7× what the cheapest tenth charges ($907 vs $3,388).

Of the 157 hospitals that filed this code inpatient, 147 gave a usable cash price; 7 carried a plausibility flag, 0 filed a number their own filing marks as not a price, 0 gave an estimate, and 3 a list price only.

How complete is this

280 of the 3,956 hospitals with a price file in our corpus (7%) filed a usable outpatient cash price for this code, and those are the hospitals every figure on this page is computed from.

What the 298 hospitals that filed this code at all gave us
Usable cash price — counted280
Cash price carrying a plausibility flag — shown on the compare tool, excluded here14
A number the filing itself marks as not a price (a placeholder, a ratio) — excluded1
An estimate rather than a filed cash price — excluded0
A list price only, no cash figure — excluded3
Hospitals that filed this code298

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 5, 2026 and September 23, 2026; the figures were computed September 25, 2026 from filings loaded through September 23, 2026. The percentiles and averages use only the “counted” row.

Related procedures

Part of the Division of joint capsule, ligament or cartilage family.

Hospitals file this code under descriptions such as PR Capsulotomy Midfoot,Tendn Length.

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, “Midfoot joint release with tendon lengthening (CPT 28261) — cash price report,” computed September 25, 2026. https://hospitalrates.com/procedures/cpt-28261-midfoot-joint-release-with-tendon-lengthening