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Complete Removal of the Ankle Bone (Talus)

Alaska rates for HCPCS 28130

Surgical removal of the entire talus, the bone that sits between the shinbone and the heel bone and forms the core of the ankle joint. This is a major procedure typically reserved for severe bone infection, a destroyed joint, certain deformities, or cancer involving the bone, when the bone cannot be saved or repaired. Removing the talus significantly changes how the ankle and foot function, and further reconstruction or fusion is often needed afterward.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Complete Removal of the Ankle Bone (Talus) cost?

$10,274

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $10,274 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $2,512 to the doctor who performs it, and $7,762 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$2,512$1,698 to $2,884
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$7,762$4,074 to $12,023

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $7,762 · 10th to 90th $2,512 to $16,596Professionalmedian $2,512 · 10th to 90th $661 to $3,388
$100$500$2K$10Kfacility $7,762professional $2,512

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
$3,019.95
Median
$10,964.78
Typical High
$16,595.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$3,019.95
Typical High
$12,882.50
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7,762.47
Median
$12,882.50
Typical High
$38,904.51
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$2,089.30
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$3,019.95
Typical High
$4,365.16
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$2,454.71
Typical High
$3,467.37
Premera BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,511.89
Median
$7,244.36
Typical High
$11,220.18
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,511.89
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$2,511.89
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,162.28
Median
$12,302.69
Typical High
$22,908.68
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$2,089.30
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,905.46
Median
$6,165.95
Typical High
$8,912.51
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$3,715.35

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 5.1 times more in Alaska 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

Alaska· 1st of 51

$10,274

$2,512 physician + $7,762 facility

AK $10,274MT $2,024

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.