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Tendon Release in a Toe (Needle Procedure)

Kansas 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?

$339

Typical negotiated rate. In Kansas, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $339 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $288 from a physician practice, and about $2,512 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$288$219 to $372
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,512$437 to $5,623

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,512 · 10th to 90th $251 to $7,413Professionalmedian $288 · 10th to 90th $200 to $372
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,512professional $288

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
$436.52
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$8,128.31
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$371.54
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$213.80
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$165.96
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$371.54
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$630.96
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$457.09
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$4,168.69
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$2,344.23
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$4,168.69
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$371.54

Where Kansas 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.

Kansas· 8th of 51

$339

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.