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Removal of Foreign Object From Foot, Complicated

Colorado 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?

$550

Typical negotiated rate. In Colorado, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $550 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $513 from a physician practice, and about $3,890 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 7 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$513$372 to $617
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,890$1,413 to $7,244

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,890 · 10th to 90th $525 to $8,913Professionalmedian $513 · 10th to 90th $355 to $1,230
$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0K$20.0Kfacility $3,890professional $513

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
$5,370.32
Typical High
$8,912.51
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$1,288.25
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,548.13
Median
$6,760.83
Typical High
$10,964.78
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$851.14
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$3,162.28
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$1,000.00
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$933.25
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$1,548.82
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$1,122.02
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$602.56
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$3,715.35
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$1,071.52

Where Colorado 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.

Colorado $550 · 29th 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.