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Removal of Foreign Object From Foot, Complicated

Alabama rates for HCPCS 28193

This procedure removes an object embedded in the foot, such as a splinter, glass, or metal fragment, when the object is deeply lodged or the removal is more involved than a simple office procedure. It typically requires an incision and careful dissection to locate and extract the material, sometimes because it is near a tendon, bone, or nerve. Anesthesia and a short recovery period are usually needed.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Removal of Foreign Object From Foot, Complicated cost?

$537

Typical negotiated rate. In Alabama, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $537 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $501 from a physician practice, and about $2,042 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$501$372 to $661
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,042$1,202 to $3,311

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,042 · 10th to 90th $776 to $3,981Professionalmedian $501 · 10th to 90th $324 to $832
$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0Kfacility $2,042professional $501

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
$794.33
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$2,398.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$831.76
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,951.21
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$4,786.30
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$891.25
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$977.24
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$2,511.89
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$794.33

Where Alabama sits

The same service costs 2.6 times more in California than in West Virginia. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Alabama $537 · 32nd of 51
CA $1,202WV $468

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.