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Tendon Release in a Toe (Needle Procedure)

New Hampshire 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?

$324

Typical negotiated rate. In New Hampshire, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $324 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $316 from a physician practice, and about $1,698 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$316$245 to $427
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,698$832 to $2,399

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,698 · 10th to 90th $776 to $6,026Professionalmedian $316 · 10th to 90th $219 to $525
$20$100$500$2K$10Kfacility $1,698professional $316

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
$776.25
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$9,772.37
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$389.05
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,584.89
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$3,019.95
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$478.63
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$676.08
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9,549.93
Median
$9,549.93
Typical High
$9,549.93
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$562.34
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9,549.93
Median
$9,549.93
Typical High
$9,549.93
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$676.08
Well Sense
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$281.84

Where New Hampshire 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.

New Hampshire· 15th of 51

$324

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.