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Tendon Release in a Toe (Needle Procedure)

Oklahoma 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?

$275

Typical negotiated rate. In Oklahoma, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $275 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $234 from a physician practice, and about $4,074 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$234$209 to $275
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$4,074$1,288 to $6,761

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,074 · 10th to 90th $324 to $9,550Professionalmedian $234 · 10th to 90th $186 to $302
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $4,074professional $234

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
$239.88
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$6,456.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$239.88
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,570.88
Median
$6,918.31
Typical High
$11,481.54
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$302.00
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$204.17
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$380.19
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$4,786.30
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$2,344.23
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$5,754.40
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$323.59

Where Oklahoma 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.

Oklahoma· 27th of 51

$275

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.