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Cutting and Repositioning the Big Toe Bone

North Carolina 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?

$1,288

Typical facility fee. In North Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,288 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $603 to $5,248.

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 $1,288 · 10th to 90th $407 to $8,710Professionalmedian $832 · 10th to 90th $832 to $1,413
$1.0$10.0$100.0$1.0K$10.0Kfacility $1,288professional $832

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. 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
Global
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$9,549.93
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$6,309.57
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$67.61
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$1,412.54
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$1,047.13
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,570.40
Median
$6,456.54
Typical High
$12,882.50
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20,892.96
Median
$20,892.96
Typical High
$33,884.42
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$2,089.30
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$2,089.30

Where North Carolina 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.

North Carolina $1,288 · 40th 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.