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Tendon Release in a Toe (Needle Procedure)

Minnesota 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?

$513

Typical negotiated rate. In Minnesota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $513 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $501 from a physician practice, and about $1,000 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$501$355 to $708
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,000$562 to $3,388

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,000 · 10th to 90th $240 to $6,026Professionalmedian $501 · 10th to 90th $229 to $851
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,000professional $501

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
$213.80
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$2,630.27
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$537.03
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$4,897.79
Typical High
$12,022.64
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$851.14
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$2,398.83
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$1,047.13
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$1,862.09
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$954.99
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$2,570.40
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$1,584.89
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,398.83
Median
$4,168.69
Typical High
$8,912.51
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$812.83

Where Minnesota 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.

Minnesota· 2nd of 51

$513

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.