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Tendon Release in a Toe (Needle Procedure)

New Jersey 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?

$245

Typical negotiated rate. In New Jersey, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $245 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $240 from a physician practice, and about $5,888 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$240$204 to $389
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$5,888$4,365 to $7,943

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5,888 · 10th to 90th $407 to $10,471Professionalmedian $240 · 10th to 90th $186 to $1,096
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $5,888professional $240

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
$354.81
Median
$5,888.44
Typical High
$10,471.29
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$1,174.90
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$691.83
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$398.11
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,162.28
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$8,128.31
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$1,071.52
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,511.89
Median
$6,165.95
Typical High
$10,471.29
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$537.03

Where New Jersey 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 Jersey· 41st of 51

$245

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.