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Partial Removal of Heel Bone for Spur or Growth

Washington, DC rates for HCPCS 28119

This surgery removes part of the heel bone, most often to shave down a bone spur or other bony overgrowth causing pain. The surgeon accesses the area through an incision and removes only the affected portion of bone rather than the entire heel bone.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Partial Removal of Heel Bone for Spur or Growth cost?

$550

Typical physician fee. In Washington, DC, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $550 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $389 to $1,318.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,951 · 10th to 90th $550 to $7,762Professionalmedian $525 · 10th to 90th $355 to $794
$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $2,951professional $525

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
$549.54
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$6,918.31
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$630.96
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$7,079.46
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$1,258.93
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$1,230.27
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,344.23
Median
$10,000.00
Typical High
$26,302.68
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$1,174.90

Where Washington, DC sits

The same service costs 5.4 times more in Hawaii than in Mississippi. 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.

Washington, DC· 30th of 51

$550

HI $2,630MS $490

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.