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Removing Diseased Bone From the Heel or Ankle

California rates for HCPCS 28120

Surgery to cut away a diseased portion of the heel bone or the ankle bone, hollowing out the affected area and leaving the rest of the bone in place. It is done for infection that has settled in the bone or for a painful bony overgrowth. The wound may be left partly open or packed when infection is being cleared.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Removing Diseased Bone From the Heel or Ankle cost?

$7,079

Typical facility fee. In California, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $7,079 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $4,786 to $10,471.

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 10 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $7,413 · 10th to 90th $1,445 to $16,982Professionalmedian $724 · 10th to 90th $457 to $1,318
$100$500$2K$10Kfacility $7,413professional $724

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
$2,754.23
Median
$8,128.31
Typical High
$23,442.29
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,570.88
Median
$7,943.28
Typical High
$15,848.93
Blue Shield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$8,709.64
Typical High
$19,054.61
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,248.07
Median
$5,248.07
Typical High
$5,248.07
Contra Costa Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$1,174.90
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$1,318.26
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9,332.54
Median
$33,884.42
Typical High
$33,884.42
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$1,174.90
Sutter Health Plus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,801.89
Median
$3,801.89
Typical High
$3,801.89
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,981.07
Median
$7,079.46
Typical High
$15,135.61

Where California sits

The same service costs 134.9 times more in Maine than in Maryland. 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.

California· 7th of 51

$7,079

ME $66,069MD $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.