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Trimming The End Of A Toe Bone

Iowa 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 July 2026.

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

$4,438

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,438 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $457 to the doctor who performs it, and $3,981 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$457$380 to $724
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$3,981$871 to $6,457

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,981 · 10th to 90th $525 to $7,943Professionalmedian $457 · 10th to 90th $269 to $1,122
$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0K$20.0Kfacility $3,981professional $457

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
$645.65
Median
$4,265.80
Typical High
$7,943.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$1,698.24
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$1,202.26
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$912.01
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$7,413.10
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$2,630.27
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$1,096.48
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$1,096.48
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$831.76
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,168.69
Median
$6,309.57
Typical High
$8,709.64
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$1,000.00
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$870.96

Where Iowa sits

The same service costs 13.9 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 feeIowa $4,438 · 17th of 50
IN $10,339WV $743

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.