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Tendon Release in a Toe (Needle Procedure)

North Dakota 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?

$372

Typical negotiated rate. In North Dakota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $372 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $389 from a physician practice, and about $240 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$389$229 to $501
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$240$214 to $407

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $240 · 10th to 90th $209 to $2,512Professionalmedian $389 · 10th to 90th $209 to $562
$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $240professional $389

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
$208.93
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$2,511.89
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$549.54
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$602.56
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$724.44
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$630.96
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$2,344.23
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,235.94
Median
$4,677.35
Typical High
$5,128.61
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$575.44

Where North Dakota 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 Dakota· 7th of 51

$372

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.