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Tendon Release in a Toe (Needle Procedure)

Indiana 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 Indiana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $240 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $219 from a physician practice, and about $5,248 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$219$200 to $269
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$5,248$1,380 to $8,913

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5,248 · 10th to 90th $302 to $10,233Professionalmedian $219 · 10th to 90th $182 to $427
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $5,248professional $219

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
$257.04
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$7,244.36
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$478.63
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$208.93
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,344.23
Median
$8,128.31
Typical High
$10,471.29
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$371.54
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$245.47
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$616.60
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$457.09
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,348.96
Median
$5,370.32
Typical High
$10,715.19
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$416.87

Where Indiana 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.

Indiana· 44th 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.