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Removal of Foreign Object From Foot, Complicated

North Carolina 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?

$562

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $562 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $550 from a physician practice, and about $891 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$550$457 to $851
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$891$537 to $1,995

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $891 · 10th to 90th $407 to $7,943Professionalmedian $550 · 10th to 90th $355 to $1,259
$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0K$20.0Kfacility $891professional $550

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
$1,659.59
Typical High
$9,549.93
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$1,047.13
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$645.65
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$1,445.44
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$1,288.25
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$1,096.48
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$1,230.27
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$933.25
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$4,365.16
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$933.25
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,168.69
Median
$4,168.69
Typical High
$33,884.42
Wellcare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,801.89
Median
$3,801.89
Typical High
$4,265.80

Where North Carolina 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.

North Carolina $562 · 24th 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.