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Tendon Release in a Toe (Needle Procedure)

Michigan 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?

$263

Typical negotiated rate. In Michigan, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $263 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $251 from a physician practice, and about $2,884 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$204 to $309
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,884$380 to $4,898

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,884 · 10th to 90th $295 to $5,012Professionalmedian $251 · 10th to 90th $182 to $389
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $2,884professional $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
$2,884.03
Typical High
$5,011.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$346.74
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$309.03
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$389.05
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$363.08
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$4,897.79
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$416.87
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$7,244.36
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$380.19

Where Michigan 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.

Michigan· 34th of 51

$263

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.