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Tendon Release in a Toe (Needle Procedure)

Georgia 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?

$316

Typical negotiated rate. In Georgia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $316 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $263 from a physician practice, and about $2,951 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$263$219 to $417
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,951$1,318 to $4,898

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,951 · 10th to 90th $427 to $6,918Professionalmedian $263 · 10th to 90th $195 to $550
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,951professional $263

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
$338.84
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$7,079.46
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$549.54
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$338.84
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$3,019.95
Typical High
$5,888.44
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$501.19
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$2,511.89
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$537.03
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$630.96
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$407.38
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$3,890.45
Typical High
$6,918.31
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$501.19

Where Georgia 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.

Georgia· 18th of 51

$316

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.