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Big Toe Joint Cleanup For Stiffness (Cheilectomy)

Ohio 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 July 2026.

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

$5,500

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $5,500 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $603 to the doctor who performs it, and $4,898 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 10 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$603$447 to $776
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$4,898$2,239 to $7,079

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,898 · 10th to 90th $794 to $10,715Professionalmedian $603 · 10th to 90th $372 to $1,175
$10.0$100.0$1.0K$10.0Kfacility $4,898professional $603

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
$707.95
Median
$5,495.41
Typical High
$10,715.19
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$1,230.27
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$446.68
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
$323.59
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$741.31
Aultcare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$512.86
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$524.81
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$21,379.62
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$75.86
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$1,202.26
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,090.30
Median
$3,090.30
Typical High
$21,379.62
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$1,148.15
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.11
SummaCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$1,096.48
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
$407.38
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$1,122.02

Where Ohio sits

The same service costs 6.7 times more in Indiana than in Maryland. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Physician feeFacility feeOhio $5,500 · 16th of 51
IN $9,142MD $1,368

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.