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Surgical Release Of Foot Pressure (Fasciotomy)

West Virginia rates for HCPCS 28008

This surgery cuts open the fibrous tissue layer surrounding the muscles of the foot or a toe to relieve dangerous pressure buildup inside that compartment. It is typically performed urgently when swelling or bleeding inside the foot threatens to cut off blood flow and damage the muscles and nerves.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Surgical Release Of Foot Pressure (Fasciotomy) cost?

$6,472

Typical total for the visit. In West Virginia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $6,472 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $447 to the doctor who performs it, and $6,026 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$447$331 to $631
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$6,026$5,623 to $7,762

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $6,026 · 10th to 90th $407 to $8,128Professionalmedian $447 · 10th to 90th $275 to $631
$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $6,026professional $447

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
$407.38
Median
$6,025.60
Typical High
$8,128.31
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$630.96
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$371.54
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$331.13
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$1,862.09
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$2,951.21
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6,760.83
Median
$9,332.54
Typical High
$15,848.93
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$389.05
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,819.70
Median
$2,454.71
Typical High
$9,120.11
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$616.60

Where West Virginia sits

The same service costs 8.3 times more in Indiana than in North Carolina. 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.

Physician feeFacility fee

West Virginia· 7th of 50

$6,472

$447 physician + $6,026 facility

IN $8,332NC $1,009

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.