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Drainage of a Foot Bursa

Kentucky 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?

$162

Typical negotiated rate. In Kentucky, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $162 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $162 from a physician practice, and about $1,349 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$162$135 to $245
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,349$178 to $5,495

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,349 · 10th to 90th $102 to $10,715Professionalmedian $162 · 10th to 90th $93 to $355
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,349professional $162

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
$102.33
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$8,511.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$346.74
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,011.87
Median
$10,715.19
Typical High
$11,220.18
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$346.74
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$144.54
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$147.91
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$208.93
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$1,949.84
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$93.33
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$4,168.69
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$467.74

Where Kentucky 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.

Kentucky· 51st of 51

$162

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.