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Tendon Release in a Toe (Needle Procedure)

Massachusetts 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?

$331

Typical negotiated rate. In Massachusetts, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $331 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $316 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 9 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$316$240 to $501
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,778$263 to $3,311

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,778 · 10th to 90th $245 to $5,129Professionalmedian $316 · 10th to 90th $200 to $646
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,778professional $316

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
$2,754.23
Typical High
$5,128.61
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$645.65
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$2,951.21
Typical High
$11,481.54
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$831.76
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$575.44
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$645.65
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$660.69
Fallon Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$3,311.31
Fallon Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$426.58
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,041.74
Median
$4,265.80
Typical High
$9,772.37
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$616.60
Health New England
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,466.84
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$4,466.84
Health New England
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$380.19
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$2,951.21
Typical High
$11,481.54
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$831.76
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,862.09
Median
$3,981.07
Typical High
$8,709.64
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$660.69

Where Massachusetts 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.

Massachusetts· 12th of 51

$331

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.