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Tendon Release in a Toe (Needle Procedure)

Alaska rates for HCPCS 28010

In this procedure, a doctor cuts a tight tendon in a toe through a small needle puncture in the skin rather than through an open incision. It is done to release a toe that is curled or bent out of position, such as a hammertoe, so it can straighten or move more freely.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Tendon Release in a Toe (Needle Procedure) cost?

$589

Typical negotiated rate. In Alaska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $589 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $589 from a physician practice, and about $537 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$589$219 to $955
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$537$295 to $1,122

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $537 · 10th to 90th $224 to $1,622Professionalmedian $589 · 10th to 90th $200 to $1,148
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $537professional $589

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
$676.08
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$14,125.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$1,023.29
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$758.58
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$1,258.93
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$1,148.15
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$1,288.25
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$1,258.93
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$691.83
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,548.82
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$3,311.31
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$1,258.93

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 2.8 times more in Alaska than in Delaware. 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.

Alaska· 1st of 51

$589

AK $589DE $214

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.