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Tendon Release in a Toe (Needle Procedure)

North Carolina 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?

$282

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $282 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $269 from a physician practice, and about $331 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$269$224 to $417
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$331$229 to $1,202

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $331 · 10th to 90th $200 to $6,457Professionalmedian $269 · 10th to 90th $200 to $617
$1$10$100$1K$10Kfacility $331professional $269

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
$199.53
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$6,760.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$588.84
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$346.74
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$645.65
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$602.56
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$512.86
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$537.03
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$467.74
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,778.28
Median
$6,309.57
Typical High
$10,715.19
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$457.09
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,951.21
Median
$2,951.21
Typical High
$13,489.63
Wellcare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,995.26
Median
$2,454.71
Typical High
$2,454.71

Where North Carolina 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.

North Carolina· 23rd of 51

$282

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.