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Deep Foreign Body Removal From the Foot

Kentucky rates for HCPCS 28192

In this procedure, a doctor surgically removes an object such as a piece of glass, metal, or wood that has become lodged deep within the tissue of the foot. Because the object sits below the surface, this typically requires a more involved surgical approach than removing something just under the skin.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Deep Foreign Body Removal From the Foot cost?

$372

Typical negotiated rate. In Kentucky, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $372 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $355 from a physician practice, and about $1,349 from a hospital or other facility.

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.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$355$257 to $490
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,349$562 to $2,188

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,349 · 10th to 90th $380 to $3,890Professionalmedian $355 · 10th to 90th $224 to $603
$50$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,349professional $355

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$812.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$489.78
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$4,265.80
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$575.44
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$851.14
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$1,202.26
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$467.74
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$1,659.59
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$3,019.95
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$147.91
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$2,454.71
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$676.08
12 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$281.84
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$112.20
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$426.58
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$85.11
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$56.23
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$398.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$234.42
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$93.33
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$346.74
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$69.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$46.77
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$323.59

Where Kentucky sits

The same service costs 4.9 times more in Alaska than in Utah. 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.

Kentucky· 47th of 51

$372

AK $1,413UT $288

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.