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Biopsy of the Joint at the Base of a Toe

Minnesota 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?

$2,363

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,363 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $741 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,622 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$741$537 to $1,000
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,622$955 to $5,129

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,622 · 10th to 90th $398 to $10,965Professionalmedian $741 · 10th to 90th $389 to $1,380
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $1,622professional $741

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
$257.04
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$398.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$616.60
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,265.80
Median
$7,585.78
Typical High
$22,908.68
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$1,380.38
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$3,890.45
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$1,659.59
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$3,090.30
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$1,584.89
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$1,819.70
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$2,137.96
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,398.83
Median
$5,011.87
Typical High
$8,912.51
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$1,348.96

Where Minnesota 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

Minnesota· 33rd of 50

$2,363

$741 physician + $1,622 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.