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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 October 2026.

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

$617

Typical negotiated rate. In Colorado, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $617 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $550 from a physician practice, and about $3,802 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$550$457 to $724
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,802$1,318 to $5,754

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,802 · 10th to 90th $692 to $8,511Professionalmedian $550 · 10th to 90th $380 to $891
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $3,802professional $550

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
$1,659.59
Median
$3,715.35
Typical High
$10,964.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$562.34
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,715.35
Median
$5,248.07
Typical High
$9,332.54
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$891.25
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$3,311.31
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$870.96
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$794.33
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$891.25
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$1,230.27
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$524.81
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$2,884.03
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$1,000.00
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
$186.21
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$263.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$104.71
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$389.05
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$77.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$52.48
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$363.08

Where Colorado 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.

Colorado· 20th of 51

$617

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.