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Removal of Foreign Object From Foot, Complicated

Maryland 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?

$479

Typical physician fee. In Maryland, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $479 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $372 to $550.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $427 · 10th to 90th $123 to $813Professionalmedian $479 · 10th to 90th $355 to $851
$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0Kfacility $427professional $479

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. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$602.56
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$467.74
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$676.08
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$1,023.29
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$954.99
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$812.83
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$1,023.29
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$831.76

Where Maryland 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.

Maryland $479 · 48th 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.