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Tendon Release in a Toe (Needle Procedure)

Kentucky 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?

$224

Typical negotiated rate. In Kentucky, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $224 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $209 from a physician practice, and about $2,291 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$209$186 to $282
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,291$1,413 to $3,548

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,291 · 10th to 90th $347 to $4,365Professionalmedian $209 · 10th to 90th $166 to $427
$50$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $2,291professional $209

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
$218.78
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$8,511.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$457.09
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$208.93
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,412.54
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$4,365.16
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$371.54
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$309.03
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$316.23
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$1,659.59
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$2,454.71
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$190.55
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$6,025.60
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$426.58

Where Kentucky 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.

Kentucky· 48th of 51

$224

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.