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Removal Of Part Or All Of A Toe Bone Base

Maine 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?

$389

Typical physician fee. In Maine, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $389 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $295 to $501.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $6,761 · 10th to 90th $6,761 to $6,761Professionalmedian $389 · 10th to 90th $251 to $724
$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $6,761professional $389

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
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$457.09
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$537.03
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$831.76
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$851.14
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$501.19
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6,760.83
Median
$6,760.83
Typical High
$6,760.83
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$776.25

Where Maine sits

The same service costs 7.1 times more in Hawaii than in Kentucky. 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.

Maine· 37th of 51

$389

HI $2,399KY $339

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.