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Cutting and Repositioning the Big Toe Bone

Washington, DC 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 October 2026.

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

$603

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $603 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $437 to $1,148.

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 $3,388 · 10th to 90th $646 to $19,953Professionalmedian $589 · 10th to 90th $407 to $1,622
$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $3,388professional $589

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
$416.87
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$6,456.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$1,258.93
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$5,128.61
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$1,737.80
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$1,479.11
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
$363.08
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$1,584.89
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
$208.93
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$323.59
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$128.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$478.63
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$95.50
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$64.57
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$446.68

Where Washington, DC sits

The same service costs 4.9 times more in Alaska than in Texas. 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· 34th of 51

$603

AK $1,995TX $407

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.