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Tendon Release in a Toe (Needle Procedure)

Missouri 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 Missouri, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $316 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $257 from a physician practice, and about $3,162 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$257$214 to $372
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,162$1,622 to $5,012

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,162 · 10th to 90th $309 to $7,079Professionalmedian $257 · 10th to 90th $191 to $1,148
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $3,162professional $257

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
$2,511.89
Typical High
$5,754.40
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$1,174.90
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$338.84
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,238.72
Median
$4,570.88
Typical High
$8,317.64
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$416.87
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$346.74
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$467.74
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$4,365.16
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$2,344.23
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$2,630.27
Typical High
$4,677.35
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$436.52

Where Missouri 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.

Missouri· 16th 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.