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Trimming The End Of A Toe Bone

Washington, DC rates for HCPCS 28153

Removes the rounded knobs at the far end of one of the small bones inside a toe. Taking away that prominence lets a bent or crooked toe lie straighter and relieves the pressure that causes a painful corn or callus over the joint. It is done through a small incision, on one toe at a time.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Trimming The End Of A Toe Bone cost?

$398

Typical physician fee. In Washington, DC, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $398 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $282 to $724.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,981 · 10th to 90th $427 to $19,953Professionalmedian $398 · 10th to 90th $263 to $1,047
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $3,981professional $398

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
$275.42
Median
$3,090.30
Typical High
$6,606.93
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$426.58
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$2,344.23
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$1,148.15
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$977.24
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$5,754.40
Typical High
$27,542.29
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$1,047.13
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
$134.90
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$213.80
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$85.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$323.59
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$64.57
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$42.66
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$302.00

Where Washington, DC sits

The same service costs 5.5 times more in Alaska than in Utah. 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.

Washington, DC· 33rd of 51

$398

AK $1,318UT $240

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.