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Removal Of Joint Lining At Base Of A Toe

Vermont rates for HCPCS 28072

Removes the inflamed lining from a joint at the base of a toe, where the toe meets the main part of the foot. Long-standing inflammation makes this lining thicken and swell, and it releases substances that wear away cartilage. Taking it out reduces pain and swelling and can slow further damage. It is done on one joint at a time.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Removal Of Joint Lining At Base Of A Toe cost?

$575

Typical physician fee. In Vermont, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $575 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $417 to $617.

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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Professionalmedian $575 · 10th to 90th $380 to $708
$500$1Kprofessional $575

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
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$616.60
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$891.25
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$812.83
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$1,174.90

Where Vermont sits

The same service costs 5.5 times more in Hawaii than in Kentucky. 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.

Vermont· 19th of 51

$575

HI $2,399KY $437

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.