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Removal of Foreign Object From Foot, Complicated

Illinois 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?

$550

Typical negotiated rate. In Illinois, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $550 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $550 from a physician practice, and about $1,413 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$417 to $661
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,413$912 to $2,399

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,413 · 10th to 90th $525 to $4,467Professionalmedian $550 · 10th to 90th $355 to $813
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,413professional $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
$501.19
Median
$2,630.27
Typical High
$7,762.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$512.86
BCBS Illinois
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$4,677.35
BCBS Illinois
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$812.83
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$1,737.80
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$776.25
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$1,513.56
Hally Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$691.83
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$575.44
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$3,890.45
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$912.01
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
$177.83
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$251.19
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$100.00
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$380.19
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$75.86
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$50.12
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$354.81

Where Illinois 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.

Illinois· 28th of 51

$550

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.