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Opening A Forefoot Joint To Drain Or Explore

Maryland rates for HCPCS 28022

Opens a joint in the forefoot surgically to look inside, wash out infection, or take out a loose fragment of bone or cartilage or a foreign object. It is used when imaging or a needle drainage is not enough to clear or identify the problem. The joint is closed afterwards and usually protected in a stiff-soled shoe or boot.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Opening A Forefoot Joint To Drain Or Explore cost?

$457

Typical physician fee. In Maryland, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $457 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $331 to $550.

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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $525 · 10th to 90th $447 to $1,820Professionalmedian $457 · 10th to 90th $316 to $912
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $525professional $457

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
$316.23
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$912.01
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$426.58
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$1,479.11
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$954.99
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$912.01
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$1,819.70
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$912.01
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$776.25

Where Maryland sits

The same service costs 3.6 times more in Hawaii than in West Virginia. 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.

Maryland· 47th of 51

$457

HI $1,549WV $427

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.