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Drainage of a Foot Bursa

Ohio 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?

$178

Typical negotiated rate. In Ohio, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $178 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $162 from a physician practice, and about $2,951 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 8 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$117 to $234
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,951$891 to $5,012

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,951 · 10th to 90th $182 to $10,233Professionalmedian $162 · 10th to 90th $93 to $372
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $2,951professional $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
$162.18
Median
$3,019.95
Typical High
$10,715.19
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$724.44
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$7,943.28
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$229.09
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$109.65
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$21,379.62
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$407.38
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21,379.62
Median
$21,379.62
Typical High
$21,379.62
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$407.38
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.11
SummaCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$371.54
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$5,128.61
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$407.38

Where Ohio 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.

Ohio· 45th of 51

$178

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.