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Tendon Release in a Toe (Needle Procedure)

Ohio 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 Ohio, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $245 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $224 from a physician practice, and about $3,020 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 9 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$224$191 to $302
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,020$891 to $5,012

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,020 · 10th to 90th $275 to $9,772Professionalmedian $224 · 10th to 90th $151 to $447
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $3,020professional $224

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
$269.15
Median
$3,019.95
Typical High
$10,232.93
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$1,548.82
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$3,019.95
Typical High
$7,943.28
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$309.03
Aultcare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$269.15
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$239.88
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$21,379.62
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$436.52
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21,379.62
Median
$21,379.62
Typical High
$21,379.62
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$436.52
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$158.49
SummaCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$446.68
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$3,801.89
Typical High
$6,165.95
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$407.38

Where Ohio 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.

Ohio· 40th 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.