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Removal of Foreign Object From Foot, Complicated

Arizona 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 October 2026.

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

$490

Typical negotiated rate. In Arizona, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $490 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $479 from a physician practice, and about $1,047 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$479$417 to $646
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,047$708 to $3,020

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,047 · 10th to 90th $417 to $4,677Professionalmedian $479 · 10th to 90th $339 to $2,754
$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $1,047professional $479

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
$977.24
Median
$5,011.87
Typical High
$8,317.64
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$478.63
BCBS Arizona
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$4,897.79
BCBS Arizona
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$831.76
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$3,311.31
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$676.08
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$3,981.07
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$3,890.45
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$3,311.31
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$660.69
6 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
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$234.42
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$93.33
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$354.81
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$70.79
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$46.77
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$331.13

Where Arizona sits

The same service costs 4.8 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.

Arizona· 39th of 51

$490

AK $1,549UT $324

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.