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Removal of a Foot Nerve Growth (Morton's Neuroma)

New Hampshire rates for HCPCS 28080

A surgeon removes a thickened, irritated section of nerve tissue between the bones of the foot, a condition commonly known as Morton's neuroma. This growth can cause pain, burning, or a feeling of a lump between the toes, especially with walking or tight shoes. Removing the affected nerve tissue is intended to relieve these symptoms.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Removal of a Foot Nerve Growth (Morton's Neuroma) cost?

$2,381

Typical total for the visit. In New Hampshire, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,381 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $603 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,778 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$603$490 to $794
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,778$1,698 to $2,455

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,778 · 10th to 90th $1,230 to $3,890Professionalmedian $603 · 10th to 90th $380 to $1,148
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,778professional $603

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

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$11,481.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$602.56
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$3,890.45
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$758.58
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$2,187.76
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$1,513.56
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$4,265.80
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$1,380.38
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$4,265.80
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$1,258.93
Well Sense
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$602.56
6 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
$213.80
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$295.12
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$117.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$446.68
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$89.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$58.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$416.87

Where New Hampshire sits

The same service costs 4.8 times more in Vermont 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

New Hampshire· 23rd of 51

$2,381

$603 physician + $1,778 facility

VT $5,247WV $1,104

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.