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Removal Of Part Or All Of A Toe Bone Base

Ohio 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?

$4,478

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,478 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $309 to the doctor who performs it, and $4,169 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$309$234 to $398
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$4,169$1,622 to $7,413

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,169 · 10th to 90th $457 to $10,965Professionalmedian $309 · 10th to 90th $186 to $603
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $4,169professional $309

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
$398.11
Median
$4,265.80
Typical High
$10,964.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$1,819.70
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$15,135.61
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$371.54
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$281.84
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$21,379.62
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$645.65
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21,379.62
Median
$21,379.62
Typical High
$21,379.62
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$645.65
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.11
SummaCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$630.96
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,041.74
Median
$4,168.69
Typical High
$7,413.10
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$616.60

Where Ohio 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

Ohio· 16th of 50

$4,478

$309 physician + $4,169 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.