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Tendon Release in a Toe (Needle Procedure)

Illinois 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?

$302

Typical negotiated rate. In Illinois, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $302 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $275 from a physician practice, and about $1,479 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$275$219 to $380
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,479$661 to $3,236

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,479 · 10th to 90th $229 to $5,370Professionalmedian $275 · 10th to 90th $195 to $468
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,479professional $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
$229.09
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$5,370.32
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$489.78
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$229.09
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,995.26
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$4,365.16
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$467.74
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$245.47
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$457.09
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$812.83
Hally Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$316.23
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$309.03
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,380.38
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$6,025.60
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$501.19

Where Illinois 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.

Illinois· 20th of 51

$302

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.