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Removal of the Bone End Behind the Big Toe

Tennessee rates for HCPCS 28111

Removes the whole rounded head of the first metatarsal — the end of the long foot bone that forms the joint at the base of the big toe. It is done when that bone end has been destroyed by severe arthritis, infection, or deformity and cannot be saved or simply trimmed. Taking it out relieves pain and pressure under the ball of the foot.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Removal of the Bone End Behind the Big Toe cost?

$2,700

Typical total for the visit. In Tennessee, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,700 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $562 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,138 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$562$407 to $813
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,138$1,413 to $3,631

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,138 · 10th to 90th $891 to $4,898Professionalmedian $562 · 10th to 90th $316 to $3,388
$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $2,138professional $562

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

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$7,585.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$616.60
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$5,128.61
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$1,148.15
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$3,548.13
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$758.58
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,388.44
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$4,073.80
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$2,570.40
Typical High
$5,128.61
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$870.96
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
$144.54
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$309.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$123.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$467.74
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$93.33
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$61.66
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$436.52

Where Tennessee sits

The same service costs 5.2 times more in Colorado than in Montana. 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

Tennessee· 25th of 51

$2,700

$562 physician + $2,138 facility

CO $6,390MT $1,233

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.