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Biopsy of the Joint at the Base of a Toe

Michigan 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 October 2026.

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

$2,418

Typical total for the visit. In Michigan, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,418 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $468 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,950 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$468$355 to $550
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,950$1,230 to $2,754

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,950 · 10th to 90th $631 to $4,074Professionalmedian $468 · 10th to 90th $324 to $562
$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,950professional $468

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$4,897.79
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$478.63
BCBS Michigan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,949.84
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$3,388.44
BCBS Michigan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$562.34
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$549.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$776.25
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$4,897.79
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$588.84
Priority Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$549.54
Priority Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$630.96
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$5,248.07
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$562.34
13 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$239.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$95.50
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$363.08
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$72.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$47.86
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$338.84
BCBS Michigan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$602.56
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$251.19
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$100.00
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$371.54
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$74.13
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$50.12
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$346.74

Where Michigan sits

The same service costs 6.1 times more in Colorado than in Montana. 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

Michigan· 26th of 51

$2,418

$468 physician + $1,950 facility

CO $6,296MT $1,039

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.