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Removal of Foreign Object From Foot, Complicated

Iowa 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?

$933

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $933 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $912 from a physician practice, and about $1,318 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$912$708 to $1,175
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,318$912 to $3,236

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,318 · 10th to 90th $617 to $4,898Professionalmedian $912 · 10th to 90th $550 to $1,413
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,318professional $912

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
$602.56
Median
$4,897.79
Typical High
$7,244.36
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$812.83
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$1,445.44
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$1,258.93
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$1,071.52
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$3,981.07
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$3,890.45
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$1,258.93
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$1,445.44
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$1,348.96
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$4,897.79
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$1,288.25
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$1,258.93
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
$295.12
Typical High
$407.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$162.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$616.60
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$123.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$81.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$575.44

Where Iowa 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.

Iowa· 4th of 51

$933

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.