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Removal of Foreign Object From Foot, Complicated

Georgia 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?

$589

Typical negotiated rate. In Georgia, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $589 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $550 from a physician practice, and about $933 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$550$479 to $724
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$933$646 to $2,138

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $933 · 10th to 90th $427 to $4,467Professionalmedian $550 · 10th to 90th $339 to $1,000
$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $933professional $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
$524.81
Median
$5,370.32
Typical High
$7,943.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$1,445.44
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$4,570.88
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$891.25
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$1,380.38
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$1,258.93
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$1,174.90
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$912.01
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$891.25
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$2,454.71
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$1,174.90
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
$288.40
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$114.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$426.58
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$87.10
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$57.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$398.11

Where Georgia 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.

Georgia· 25th of 51

$589

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.