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Drainage of a Foot Bursa

Indiana 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?

$209

Typical negotiated rate. In Indiana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $209 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $170 from a physician practice, and about $7,244 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 6 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$170$145 to $251
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$7,244$4,677 to $9,120

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $7,244 · 10th to 90th $631 to $10,471Professionalmedian $170 · 10th to 90th $93 to $324
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $7,244professional $170

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
$144.54
Median
$4,897.79
Typical High
$7,244.36
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$281.84
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$81.28
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,265.80
Median
$8,317.64
Typical High
$10,471.29
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$346.74
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$109.65
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$575.44
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$407.38
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,380.38
Median
$3,467.37
Typical High
$6,456.54
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$426.58

Where Indiana 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.

Indiana· 36th of 51

$209

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.