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Drainage of a Foot Bursa

Rhode Island 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?

$224

Typical physician fee. In Rhode Island, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $224 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $155 to $309.

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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,631 · 10th to 90th $1,862 to $5,495Professionalmedian $224 · 10th to 90th $107 to $417
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $3,631professional $224

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. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,089.30
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$3,981.07
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$416.87
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$426.58
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$436.52
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,819.70
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$5,495.41
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$501.19

Where Rhode Island 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.

Rhode Island· 27th of 51

$224

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.