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Trimming The End Of A Toe Bone

Maryland 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?

$347

Typical physician fee. In Maryland, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $347 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $263 to $427.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,622 · 10th to 90th $537 to $2,692Professionalmedian $309 · 10th to 90th $251 to $562
$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $1,622professional $309

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
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$426.58
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$295.12
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$2,691.53
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$630.96
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$758.58
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$2,570.40
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$758.58
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$660.69
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
$128.82
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$213.80
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$85.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$323.59
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$64.57
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$42.66
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$302.00

Where Maryland 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.

Maryland· 42nd of 51

$347

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.