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Removal of Foreign Object From Foot, Complicated

Kentucky 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?

$468

Typical negotiated rate. In Kentucky, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $468 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $427 from a physician practice, and about $3,631 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$427$331 to $537
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,631$2,188 to $7,244

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,631 · 10th to 90th $603 to $9,120Professionalmedian $427 · 10th to 90th $309 to $692
$50.0$200.0$1.0K$5.0Kfacility $3,631professional $427

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
$389.05
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$9,772.37
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$660.69
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,187.76
Median
$4,073.80
Typical High
$9,549.93
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$660.69
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$645.65
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$537.03
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$2,290.87
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$3,467.37
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$239.88
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$3,388.44
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$912.01

Where Kentucky 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.

Kentucky $468 · 49th 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.