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Drainage of a Foot Bursa

Wyoming 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?

$182

Typical physician fee. In Wyoming, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $182 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $102 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 $1,380 · 10th to 90th $1,288 to $5,623Professionalmedian $182 · 10th to 90th $95 to $501
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,380professional $182

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
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$181.97
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,380.38
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$1,380.38
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$501.19
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$616.60
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$5,623.41
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$870.96

Where Wyoming 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.

Wyoming· 44th of 51

$182

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.