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Removal Of Part Or All Of A Toe Bone Base

Indiana rates for HCPCS 28126

A surgical procedure that removes part or all of the base of a bone in a toe, most often to correct a toe that has become permanently bent or curled, such as a hammertoe. Taking out that segment of bone shortens the toe enough for it to be repositioned into better alignment. It is handled one toe at a time when more than one toe is involved.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Removal Of Part Or All Of A Toe Bone Base cost?

$10,324

Typical total for the visit. In Indiana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $10,324 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $324 to the doctor who performs it, and $10,000 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$324$245 to $398
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$10,000$5,012 to $15,136

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $10,000 · 10th to 90th $1,122 to $17,783Professionalmedian $324 · 10th to 90th $219 to $537
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $10,000professional $324

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
$389.05
Median
$4,897.79
Typical High
$11,220.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$489.78
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,715.35
Median
$11,220.18
Typical High
$18,620.87
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$512.86
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$288.40
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$812.83
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$660.69
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,754.23
Median
$5,623.41
Typical High
$10,715.19
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$602.56

Where Indiana sits

The same service costs 14.5 times more in Indiana than in West Virginia. 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.

Physician feeFacility fee

Indiana· 1st of 50

$10,324

$324 physician + $10,000 facility

IN $10,324WV $710

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.