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Tendon Release in a Toe (Needle Procedure)

Arizona 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?

$251

Typical negotiated rate. In Arizona, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $251 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $234 from a physician practice, and about $3,020 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$234$204 to $331
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,020$1,380 to $4,677

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,020 · 10th to 90th $309 to $6,607Professionalmedian $234 · 10th to 90th $186 to $692
$50$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $3,020professional $234

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
$1,380.38
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$6,760.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$794.33
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$204.17
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$5,248.07
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$660.69
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$446.68
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$3,630.78
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$2,344.23
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,380.38
Median
$2,951.21
Typical High
$5,370.32
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$416.87

Where Arizona 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.

Arizona· 38th of 51

$251

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.