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Tendon Release in a Toe (Needle Procedure)

South Carolina 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?

$263

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $263 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $240 from a physician practice, and about $3,631 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 7 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$209 to $309
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,631$295 to $8,318

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,631 · 10th to 90th $240 to $13,490Professionalmedian $240 · 10th to 90th $186 to $501
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $3,631professional $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
$239.88
Median
$5,623.41
Typical High
$21,877.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$501.19
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$407.38
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,884.03
Median
$6,309.57
Typical High
$9,549.93
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$512.86
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$891.25
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$501.19
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$512.86
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,548.82
Median
$10,232.93
Typical High
$16,595.87
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$407.38

Where South Carolina 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.

South Carolina· 33rd of 51

$263

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.