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Removal of Foreign Object From Foot, Complicated

Minnesota 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?

$933

Typical negotiated rate. In Minnesota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $933 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $933 from a physician practice, and about $955 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$933$646 to $1,288
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$955$525 to $1,622

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $955 · 10th to 90th $372 to $3,162Professionalmedian $933 · 10th to 90th $468 to $1,778
$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $955professional $933

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
$371.54
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$524.81
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$398.11
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$79.43
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$371.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$537.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$398.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$79.43
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$371.54
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$2,630.27
Typical High
$6,165.95
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Facility
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$3,235.94
Median
$6,025.60
Typical High
$10,715.19
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$1,621.81
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$2,398.83
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$1,288.25
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$323.59
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$1,348.96
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$2,570.40
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$1,862.09
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$2,187.76
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$1,778.28
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$2,884.03
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$3,890.45
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$3,548.13
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$1,698.24
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
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$263.03
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$104.71
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$52.48
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$263.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$104.71
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$52.48

Where Minnesota 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.

Minnesota· 5th of 51

$933

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.