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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 July 2026.

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

$603

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $603 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $562 from a physician practice, and about $4,169 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$562$457 to $871
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$4,169$1,023 to $5,370

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,169 · 10th to 90th $603 to $7,244Professionalmedian $562 · 10th to 90th $347 to $1,445
$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0K$20.0Kfacility $4,169professional $562

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
$831.76
Median
$5,011.87
Typical High
$7,943.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$1,318.26
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$1,548.82
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$1,258.93
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$3,981.07
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$2,951.21
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$1,412.54
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$1,348.96
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,621.81
Median
$3,715.35
Typical High
$4,570.88
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$1,318.26
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$1,096.48

Where Iowa 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.

Iowa $603 · 17th 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.