UHC Hammertoe Surgery Coverage 2026 | DPM

Balance Foot & Ankle makes it easy to book your first podiatry visit. Call (810) 206-1402 or request an appointment online and one of our three board-certified podiatrists — Dr. Tom Biernacki DPM, Dr. Carl Jay DPM, or Dr. Daria Gutkin DPM — will see you within the same week at our Howell or Bloomfield Township office. We accept Blue Cross Blue Shield, Aetna, UnitedHealthcare, Cigna, Priority Health, HAP, Medicare, Medicaid, and most other major insurance plans. No referral is needed for most plans.

If the discomfort has been present for more than a few weeks, if it disrupts sleep, walking, or your usual activity, or if there is visible redness, swelling, bruising, drainage, numbness, or color change, an in-office evaluation with a podiatrist is the fastest path to relief. Home care alone rarely resolves a condition that has become structural. Our diagnostic workup includes same-day digital X-ray, in-office diagnostic ultrasound, and a gait evaluation — results are explained to you during the visit, and we build a written treatment plan with clear next steps.

Rigid hammertoes don’t reduce with splinting alone — the tendon and capsule have contracted. If the toe no longer straightens passively, surgical correction restores alignment in one short outpatient visit. Call Balance Foot & Ankle to see whether your deformity is still flexible (and responsive to the conservative tools above) or if it’s time for a 20-minute in-office correction.

What to expect at your first visit:

• Same-week appointments — most patients seen within 3-7 days of calling
• Digital X-ray and ultrasound available on-site (no second trip)
• Most insurance accepted — BCBS, Aetna, UHC, Cigna, HAP, Priority Health, Medicare
• Conservative care first, with surgery only when truly needed
• Written treatment plan with specific milestones
• Offices in Howell and Bloomfield Township, Michigan