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Drainage of a Foot Bursa

Hawaii 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?

$174

Typical physician fee. In Hawaii, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $174 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $115 to $257.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,890 · 10th to 90th $1,514 to $3,890Professionalmedian $166 · 10th to 90th $93 to $282
$50$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $3,890professional $166

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
$1,513.56
Median
$3,890.45
Typical High
$3,890.45
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$275.42
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$354.81
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$251.19
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,737.80
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$1,737.80
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$309.03
University Health Alliance
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$371.54

Where Hawaii 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.

Hawaii· 48th of 51

$174

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.