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Biopsy of the Joint at the Base of a Toe

Nevada 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?

$2,610

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,610 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $372 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,239 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$372$282 to $468
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,239$457 to $4,467

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,239 · 10th to 90th $240 to $6,026Professionalmedian $372 · 10th to 90th $240 to $1,380
$10$100$1K$10Kfacility $2,239professional $372

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
$239.88
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$4,786.30
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$1,445.44
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,466.84
Median
$6,025.60
Typical High
$7,762.47
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$489.78
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,659.59
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$1,659.59
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$660.69
Hometown Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.55
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$630.96
Hometown Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$575.44
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$380.19
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$457.09
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$2,187.76
Typical High
$6,760.83
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$691.83

Where Nevada 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

Nevada· 30th of 50

$2,610

$372 physician + $2,239 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.