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Biopsy of the Joint at the Base of a Toe

Kansas 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?

$2,910

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,910 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $398 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,512 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$398$363 to $617
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,512$1,514 to $5,754

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,512 · 10th to 90th $407 to $7,943Professionalmedian $398 · 10th to 90th $257 to $617
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,512professional $398

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
$489.78
Median
$3,801.89
Typical High
$8,317.64
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$616.60
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,819.70
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$1,905.46
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$616.60
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$446.68
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$758.58
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$4,168.69
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$2,884.03
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$2,454.71
Typical High
$5,623.41
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$660.69

Where Kansas sits

The same service costs 13.7 times more in Indiana than in West Virginia. 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.

Physician feeFacility fee

Kansas· 29th of 50

$2,910

$398 physician + $2,512 facility

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.