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Tendon Release in a Toe (Needle Procedure)

Colorado 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?

$275

Typical negotiated rate. In Colorado, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $275 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $240 from a physician practice, and about $4,571 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 7 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$240$214 to $302
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$4,571$1,585 to $6,918

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,571 · 10th to 90th $263 to $9,333Professionalmedian $240 · 10th to 90th $191 to $513
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $4,571professional $240

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
$239.88
Median
$5,128.61
Typical High
$8,912.51
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$724.44
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,548.13
Median
$6,760.83
Typical High
$10,964.78
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$489.78
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$575.44
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$478.63
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$457.09
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$512.86
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$512.86
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$354.81
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,454.71
Median
$5,011.87
Typical High
$9,772.37
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$524.81

Where Colorado 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.

Colorado· 26th of 51

$275

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.