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Big Toe Joint Cleanup For Stiffness (Cheilectomy)

Arizona rates for HCPCS 28289

This surgery treats a stiff, arthritic big toe joint, a condition called hallux rigidus, by shaving away bone spurs and reshaping the joint surface to restore motion and relieve pain. It preserves the joint itself rather than replacing or fusing it, and does not involve placement of any implant or fixation hardware. It's typically considered for earlier-stage joint stiffness before more extensive joint surgery becomes necessary.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Big Toe Joint Cleanup For Stiffness (Cheilectomy) cost?

$2,833

Typical total for the visit. In Arizona, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,833 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $646 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,188 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$646$525 to $851
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,188$1,047 to $3,388

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,188 · 10th to 90th $631 to $5,623Professionalmedian $646 · 10th to 90th $437 to $3,467
$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $2,188professional $646

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$4,265.80
Typical High
$7,762.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$758.58
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$537.03
BCBS Arizona
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$3,981.07
BCBS Arizona
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$1,096.48
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$3,388.44
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$891.25
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$8,912.51
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$3,467.37
Typical High
$5,128.61
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$2,570.40
Typical High
$5,623.41
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$891.25
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
$213.80
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$309.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$123.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$467.74
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$93.33
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$61.66
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$436.52

Where Arizona sits

The same service costs 6.0 times more in Alabama 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

Arizona· 29th of 51

$2,833

$646 physician + $2,188 facility

AL $8,344WV $1,400

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.