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Drainage of a Foot Bursa

New York 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 New York, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $282 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $219 from a physician practice, and about $3,890 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 9 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$219$166 to $331
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,890$1,820 to $6,026

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,890 · 10th to 90th $219 to $8,511Professionalmedian $219 · 10th to 90th $115 to $537
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $3,890professional $219

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
$177.83
Median
$2,951.21
Typical High
$7,762.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$436.52
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,630.27
Median
$4,786.30
Typical High
$9,120.11
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$645.65
CDPHP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$6,165.95
CDPHP
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$389.05
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$154.88
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$794.33
Emblem Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$223.87
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$380.19
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$158.49
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$363.08
MVP Health Care
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$50,118.72
Typical High
$75,857.76
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$602.56
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,862.09
Median
$3,467.37
Typical High
$7,244.36
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$602.56
Univera
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$758.58
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$363.08

Where New York 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.

New York· 8th 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.