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Tendon Release in a Toe (Needle Procedure)

Vermont 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 physician fee. In Vermont, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $275 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $263 to $282.

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.

How much rates vary

Professionalmedian $275 · 10th to 90th $240 to $380
$200$500$1Kprofessional $275

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
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$281.84
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$416.87
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$478.63
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$398.11
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$549.54

Where Vermont 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.

Vermont· 24th 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.