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Removal of Foreign Object From Foot, Complicated

New Mexico 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?

$562

Typical negotiated rate. In New Mexico, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $562 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $537 from a physician practice, and about $1,000 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$537$437 to $661
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,000$776 to $2,089

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,000 · 10th to 90th $537 to $3,631Professionalmedian $537 · 10th to 90th $269 to $794
$50$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,000professional $537

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
$1,000.00
Typical High
$7,762.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$660.69
BCBS New Mexico
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$3,981.07
BCBS New Mexico
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$630.96
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$1,905.46
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$794.33
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$724.44
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$2,754.23
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$851.14
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$3,019.95
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$912.01
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
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$331.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$131.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$489.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$100.00
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$66.07
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$457.09

Where New Mexico 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.

New Mexico· 27th of 51

$562

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.