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Removal of Foreign Object From Foot, Complicated

Indiana 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?

$501

Typical negotiated rate. In Indiana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $501 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $468 from a physician practice, and about $7,762 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 6 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$468$355 to $550
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$7,762$4,677 to $9,550

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $7,762 · 10th to 90th $1,380 to $11,220Professionalmedian $468 · 10th to 90th $331 to $759
$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0Kfacility $7,762professional $468

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
$562.34
Median
$4,897.79
Typical High
$14,125.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$660.69
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$512.86
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,981.07
Median
$8,317.64
Typical High
$10,964.78
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$707.95
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$426.58
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$1,122.02
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$912.01
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,380.38
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$4,265.80
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$851.14

Where Indiana 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.

Indiana $501 · 43rd 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.