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Removal Of Diseased Bone, Midfoot Or Forefoot

Tennessee rates for HCPCS 28122

Surgery that removes a diseased, infected, or damaged section of a bone in the middle of the foot or of one of the long bones running out to the toes, sparing the ankle bone and the heel bone, which are treated separately. It is typically used to clear away infected bone, as in a bone infection, or to reshape bone left misshapen by an old injury or an overgrowth. Only the affected part of the bone is taken, not the whole bone.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Removal Of Diseased Bone, Midfoot Or Forefoot cost?

$3,143

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,143 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $631 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,512 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$631$513 to $851
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,512$933 to $4,074

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,512 · 10th to 90th $631 to $6,607Professionalmedian $631 · 10th to 90th $407 to $1,318
$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20K$50Kfacility $2,512professional $631

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
$524.81
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$6,456.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$1,318.26
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$831.76
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,995.26
Median
$4,168.69
Typical High
$5,888.44
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$1,230.27
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$30.20
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$1,122.02
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9,332.54
Median
$9,332.54
Typical High
$45,708.82
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$933.25
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,365.16
Median
$4,897.79
Typical High
$4,897.79
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,995.26
Median
$3,467.37
Typical High
$6,309.57
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$1,122.02

Where Tennessee sits

The same service costs 6.0 times more in Wyoming than in Montana. 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

Tennessee· 33rd of 50

$3,143

$631 physician + $2,512 facility

WY $9,637MT $1,604

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.