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Tendon Release in a Toe (Needle Procedure)

New York 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?

$295

Typical negotiated rate. In New York, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $295 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $245 from a physician practice, and about $3,981 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 10 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$245$214 to $355
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,981$1,820 to $6,166

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,981 · 10th to 90th $275 to $8,511Professionalmedian $245 · 10th to 90th $186 to $589
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $3,981professional $245

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
$257.04
Median
$2,951.21
Typical High
$8,317.64
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$537.03
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,630.27
Median
$4,786.30
Typical High
$9,120.11
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$575.44
CDPHP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$6,165.95
CDPHP
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$331.13
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$1,659.59
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$870.96
Emblem Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$512.86
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$537.03
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$223.87
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$501.19
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$338.84
MVP Health Care
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$50,118.72
Typical High
$75,857.76
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$660.69
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$3,981.07
Typical High
$8,709.64
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$660.69
Univera
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$831.76
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$537.03

Where New York 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 York· 22nd of 51

$295

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.