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Tendon Release in a Toe (Needle Procedure)

Utah 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 Utah, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $295 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $282 from a physician practice, and about $3,162 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$282$204 to $437
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,162$661 to $4,467

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,162 · 10th to 90th $295 to $4,898Professionalmedian $282 · 10th to 90th $174 to $1,096
$50$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $3,162professional $282

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
$295.12
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$4,897.79
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$1,174.90
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$389.05
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$398.11
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,290.87
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$4,786.30
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$512.86
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$426.58
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$426.58
U of Utah Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$446.68
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$7,079.46
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$371.54

Where Utah 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.

Utah· 21st 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.