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Drainage of a Deep Foot Infection, Multiple Areas

Delaware rates for HCPCS 28003

A surgical procedure to open and drain an infection located deep in the tissue of the foot, below the tough fibrous layer that covers the muscles, affecting more than one area of the foot. It is used to relieve pressure and remove infected fluid or pus that has spread beyond a single pocket. The wound may be left open to drain further or packed with dressing as it heals.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Drainage of a Deep Foot Infection, Multiple Areas cost?

$5,296

Typical total for the visit. In Delaware, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $5,296 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $398 to the doctor who performs it, and $4,898 to the hospital or surgery center where it takes place. Done somewhere without a facility charge, you pay only the first.

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.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$398$269 to $589
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$4,898$1,479 to $7,244

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,898 · 10th to 90th $275 to $7,244Professionalmedian $398 · 10th to 90th $251 to $741
$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0Kfacility $4,898professional $398

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
$4,897.79
Median
$4,897.79
Typical High
$7,244.36
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$660.69
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,819.70
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$1,819.70
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$1,096.48
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$1,047.13
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$1,479.11
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$1,023.29

Where Delaware sits

The same service costs 15.2 times more in Indiana than in Maryland. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Physician feeFacility feeDelaware $5,296 · 11th of 50
IN $10,758MD $709

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.