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Tendon Release in a Toe (Needle Procedure)

Virginia 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?

$269

Typical negotiated rate. In Virginia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $269 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $263 from a physician practice, and about $457 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 8 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$263$219 to $339
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$457$263 to $4,786

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $457 · 10th to 90th $214 to $7,413Professionalmedian $263 · 10th to 90th $200 to $513
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $457professional $263

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
$245.47
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$7,244.36
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$512.86
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,090.30
Median
$3,981.07
Typical High
$4,466.84
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$512.86
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$3,548.13
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$645.65
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$501.19
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$346.74
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$537.03
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$436.52
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$263.03
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$7,413.10
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$7,413.10
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,630.78
Median
$6,165.95
Typical High
$13,182.57
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$446.68

Where Virginia 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.

Virginia· 29th of 51

$269

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.