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Tendon Release in a Toe (Needle Procedure)

Florida 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?

$240

Typical negotiated rate. In Florida, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $240 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $224 from a physician practice, and about $4,365 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 8 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$224$200 to $269
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$4,365$1,950 to $7,413

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,365 · 10th to 90th $794 to $10,715Professionalmedian $224 · 10th to 90th $178 to $372
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $4,365professional $224

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
$741.31
Median
$3,715.35
Typical High
$10,964.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$371.54
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$407.38
AvMed
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$4,073.80
Typical High
$12,302.69
AvMed
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$251.19
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$346.74
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$446.68
Florida Blue
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,691.53
Median
$4,897.79
Typical High
$9,772.37
Florida Blue
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$346.74
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$346.74
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,348.96
Median
$5,495.41
Typical High
$9,772.37
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$446.68
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$245.47

Where Florida 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.

Florida· 46th of 51

$240

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.