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Removal of Foreign Object From Foot, Complicated

Massachusetts 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?

$617

Typical negotiated rate. In Massachusetts, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $617 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $617 from a physician practice, and about $1,950 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 9 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$617$437 to $933
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,950$513 to $3,715

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,950 · 10th to 90th $437 to $5,129Professionalmedian $617 · 10th to 90th $363 to $1,318
$100.0$1.0K$10.0Kfacility $1,950professional $617

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
$512.86
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$5,248.07
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$1,122.02
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$33,884.42
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$1,659.59
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$1,000.00
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$1,412.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$1,380.38
Fallon Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$3,630.78
Fallon Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$1,000.00
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$7,079.46
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$1,318.26
Health New England
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$758.58
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$33,884.42
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$1,659.59
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$2,454.71
Typical High
$6,025.60
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$1,380.38

Where Massachusetts 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.

Massachusetts $617 · 15th 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.