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Removal Of A Metatarsal Head, Second To Fourth Toe

Kentucky 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 October 2026.

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

$2,209

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,209 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $347 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,862 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$347$251 to $513
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,862$776 to $3,467

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,862 · 10th to 90th $398 to $7,244Professionalmedian $347 · 10th to 90th $219 to $676
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $1,862professional $347

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
$269.15
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$851.14
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$489.78
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$436.52
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$8,511.38
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$676.08
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$1,023.29
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
62 · Two surgeons
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$426.58
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$2,691.53
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$478.63
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$1,995.26
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$3,162.28
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$186.21
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$3,890.45
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$676.08
12 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
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$295.12
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$117.49
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$446.68
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$89.13
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$58.88
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$416.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$245.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$97.72
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$363.08
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$72.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$48.98
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$338.84

Where Kentucky sits

The same service costs 5.3 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

Kentucky· 34th of 51

$2,209

$347 physician + $1,862 facility

CO $6,378MT $1,193

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.