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Tendon Release in a Toe (Needle Procedure)

New Mexico 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?

$251

Typical negotiated rate. In New Mexico, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $251 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $251 from a physician practice, and about $1,380 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$251$209 to $316
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,380$302 to $7,586

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,380 · 10th to 90th $234 to $11,220Professionalmedian $251 · 10th to 90th $195 to $676
$100$1K$10K$100Kfacility $1,380professional $251

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
$302.00
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$5,011.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$794.33
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,162.28
Median
$8,128.31
Typical High
$13,182.57
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$323.59
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$812.83
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$199.53
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$416.87
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$478.63
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$6,918.31
Typical High
$9,772.37
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$549.54

Where New Mexico 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 Mexico· 36th of 51

$251

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.