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Tendon Release in a Toe (Needle Procedure)

West 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?

$219

Typical negotiated rate. In West Virginia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $219 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $219 from a physician practice, and about $1,514 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 4 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$219$204 to $263
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,514$219 to $3,631

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,514 · 10th to 90th $200 to $3,631Professionalmedian $219 · 10th to 90th $186 to $309
$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $1,514professional $219

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
$199.53
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$3,630.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$269.15
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$263.03
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$234.42
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$1,659.59
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$2,454.71
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$2,454.71
Typical High
$4,466.84
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$371.54

Where West 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.

West Virginia· 50th of 51

$219

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.