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Cutting and Repositioning the Big Toe Bone

California rates for HCPCS 28306

Cuts the long bone behind the big toe, the first metatarsal, and moves it into a better position, sometimes making it shorter or longer at the same time. It is used for a crooked, overloaded or poorly aligned big toe that causes pain when walking. The bone is usually held in its new position with a screw, pin or small plate while it heals.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Cutting and Repositioning the Big Toe Bone cost?

$8,511

Typical facility fee. In California, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $8,511 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $5,248 to $12,882.

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 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $8,913 · 10th to 90th $1,820 to $17,783Professionalmedian $661 · 10th to 90th $389 to $1,175
$100.0$1.0K$10.0Kfacility $8,913professional $661

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
$3,162.28
Median
$7,244.36
Typical High
$22,387.21
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6,025.60
Median
$10,471.29
Typical High
$17,782.79
Blue Shield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$6,309.57
Typical High
$13,489.63
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,311.31
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$6,918.31
Contra Costa Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$1,071.52
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$1,202.26
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20,892.96
Median
$33,884.42
Typical High
$33,884.42
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$2,089.30
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$2,089.30
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$1,071.52
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,981.07
Median
$7,585.78
Typical High
$16,218.10

Where California sits

The same service costs 38.9 times more in Indiana than in Maryland. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

California $8,511 · 3rd of 50
IN $15,488MD $398

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.