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Tendon Release in a Toe (Needle Procedure)

Nebraska 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?

$407

Typical negotiated rate. In Nebraska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $407 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $372 from a physician practice, and about $4,467 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$372$219 to $562
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$4,467$2,344 to $7,943

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,467 · 10th to 90th $331 to $13,490Professionalmedian $372 · 10th to 90th $195 to $1,096
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $4,467professional $372

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
$2,344.23
Median
$6,025.60
Typical High
$14,454.40
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$1,174.90
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,677.35
Median
$6,165.95
Typical High
$12,022.64
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$457.09
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$194.98
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$691.83
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$2,344.23
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$2,344.23
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$691.83
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$194.98
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$707.95
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$6,760.83
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$602.56

Where Nebraska 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.

Nebraska· 6th of 51

$407

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.