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Trimming The End Of A Toe Bone

North Carolina 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?

$979

Typical total for the visit. In North Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $979 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $417 to the doctor who performs it, and $562 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$417$302 to $603
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$562$398 to $1,479

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $562 · 10th to 90th $282 to $7,586Professionalmedian $417 · 10th to 90th $251 to $851
$200.0$1.0K$5.0K$20.0Kfacility $562professional $417

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
$371.54
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$8,317.64
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$794.33
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$1,737.80
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$1,071.52
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$2,818.38
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$812.83
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$954.99
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$707.95
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,511.89
Median
$6,456.54
Typical High
$10,715.19
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$707.95
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9,332.54
Median
$9,332.54
Typical High
$45,708.82
Wellcare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,884.03
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$3,311.31

Where North Carolina 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 feeNorth Carolina $979 · 46th 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.