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Biopsy of the Joint at the Base of a Toe

Mississippi 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?

$1,657

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,657 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $398 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,259 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$295 to $562
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,259$692 to $2,344

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,259 · 10th to 90th $339 to $4,467Professionalmedian $398 · 10th to 90th $234 to $813
$50.0$200.0$1.0K$5.0K$20.0Kfacility $1,259professional $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
$234.42
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$1,819.70
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$812.83
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,659.59
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$1,659.59
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$1,621.81
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,445.44
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$3,019.95
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$776.25
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$6,165.95
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$831.76

Where Mississippi 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 feeMississippi $1,657 · 39th 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.