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Biopsy of the Joint at the Base of a Toe

Alaska rates for HCPCS 28052

This procedure opens the joint where a toe meets the long bone of the foot (the metatarsophalangeal joint) through a small incision to obtain a tissue sample from inside it. It is used to investigate unexplained swelling, pain, or a suspected growth in that joint when other tests have not given a clear diagnosis. The joint is closed and the foot is typically protected in a stiff-soled shoe or splint afterward.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Biopsy of the Joint at the Base of a Toe cost?

$1,543

Typical total for the visit. In Alaska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,543 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $912 to the doctor who performs it, and $631 to the hospital or surgery center where it takes place. Done somewhere without a facility charge, you pay only the first.

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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$912$389 to $1,413
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$631$437 to $1,413

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $631 · 10th to 90th $309 to $2,570Professionalmedian $912 · 10th to 90th $263 to $1,862
$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0Kfacility $631professional $912

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
$933.25
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$14,125.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$1,288.25
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$1,412.54
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$1,819.70
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$1,819.70
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$2,187.76
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$1,819.70
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$1,071.52
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,548.82
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$6,760.83
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$2,344.23

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 13.7 times more in Indiana than in West Virginia. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Physician feeFacility feeAlaska $1,543 · 40th of 50
IN $9,696WV $710

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.