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Removal Of A Metatarsal Head, Second To Fourth Toe

Colorado rates for HCPCS 28112

The rounded end of one of the long foot bones leading to the second, third or fourth toe is removed completely. It is done to take the pressure off the ball of the foot when that bone is driving a stubborn sore, callus, deformity or pain, often in rheumatoid arthritis or in a foot affected by diabetes. The bones leading to the big toe and to the little toe are handled by separate operations.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Removal Of A Metatarsal Head, Second To Fourth Toe cost?

$6,335

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $6,335 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $447 to the doctor who performs it, and $5,888 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$447$316 to $501
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$5,888$1,862 to $9,550

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5,888 · 10th to 90th $468 to $12,882Professionalmedian $447 · 10th to 90th $309 to $794
$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $5,888professional $447

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
$489.78
Median
$5,495.41
Typical High
$8,912.51
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$707.95
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,786.30
Median
$9,549.93
Typical High
$15,135.61
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$741.31
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$7,079.46
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$933.25
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$851.14
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$1,348.96
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$1,047.13
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$537.03
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,454.71
Median
$5,011.87
Typical High
$9,772.37
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$977.24

Where Colorado sits

The same service costs 11.8 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

Colorado· 10th of 50

$6,335

$447 physician + $5,888 facility

IN $10,437WV $884

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.