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Tendon Release in a Toe (Needle Procedure)

Louisiana 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 Louisiana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $316 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $251 from a physician practice, and about $1,778 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 5 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$251$214 to $339
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,778$977 to $3,467

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,778 · 10th to 90th $398 to $5,370Professionalmedian $251 · 10th to 90th $191 to $407
$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,778professional $251

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
$295.12
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$4,365.16
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$407.38
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$5,754.40
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$371.54
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$977.24
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$398.11
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$426.58
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$5,888.44
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$426.58

Where Louisiana 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.

Louisiana· 17th 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.