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Drainage of a Foot Bursa

Connecticut rates for HCPCS 28001

This procedure opens and drains a bursa in the foot, a small, fluid-filled sac that normally cushions a joint or bone from friction. When a bursa becomes swollen, painful, or infected, draining the fluid relieves pressure and helps the area heal. It is a relatively minor procedure typically done through a small incision.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Drainage of a Foot Bursa cost?

$282

Typical negotiated rate. In Connecticut, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $282 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $263 from a physician practice, and about $5,248 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$263$170 to $398
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$5,248$4,169 to $7,079

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5,248 · 10th to 90th $3,548 to $8,511Professionalmedian $263 · 10th to 90th $141 to $676
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $5,248professional $263

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
$3,090.30
Median
$5,248.07
Typical High
$8,511.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$707.95
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,715.35
Median
$4,365.16
Typical High
$10,964.78
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$489.78
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$851.14
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$549.54
ConnectiCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$489.78
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,090.30
Median
$6,025.60
Typical High
$9,332.54
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$549.54

Where Connecticut sits

The same service costs 3.2 times more in California 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.

Connecticut· 11th of 51

$282

CA $513KY $162

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.