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Tendon Release in a Toe (Needle Procedure)

Connecticut 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?

$309

Typical negotiated rate. In Connecticut, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $309 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $275 from a physician practice, and about $5,370 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$275$214 to $479
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$5,370$4,365 to $7,079

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5,370 · 10th to 90th $3,467 to $8,710Professionalmedian $275 · 10th to 90th $200 to $724
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $5,370professional $275

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
$2,691.53
Median
$5,370.32
Typical High
$8,511.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$794.33
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,715.35
Median
$4,168.69
Typical High
$12,022.64
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$575.44
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$851.14
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$602.56
ConnectiCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$478.63
Health New England
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$316.23
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,897.79
Median
$7,244.36
Typical High
$11,220.18
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$602.56

Where Connecticut 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.

Connecticut· 19th of 51

$309

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.