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Removal Of A Metatarsal Head, Second To Fourth Toe

Montana 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?

$1,135

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,135 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $490 to the doctor who performs it, and $646 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$490$398 to $708
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$646$537 to $832

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $646 · 10th to 90th $501 to $933Professionalmedian $490 · 10th to 90th $295 to $832
$100.0$1.0K$10.0K$100.0Kfacility $646professional $490

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
$288.40
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$812.83
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$64,565.42
Median
$75,857.76
Typical High
$91,201.08
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$758.58
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$501.19
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$831.76
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$870.96
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$870.96
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$851.14
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$933.25
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$6,760.83
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$891.25

Where Montana sits

The same service costs 11.8 times more in Indiana than in West Virginia. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Physician feeFacility feeMontana $1,135 · 45th of 50
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.