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Removal of Foreign Object From Foot, Complicated

Rhode Island 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?

$617

Typical negotiated rate. In Rhode Island, October 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 $1,349 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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$617$457 to $676
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,349$631 to $2,570

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,349 · 10th to 90th $389 to $3,981Professionalmedian $617 · 10th to 90th $389 to $933
$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,349professional $617

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
$3,019.95
Median
$3,715.35
Typical High
$3,981.07
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$676.08
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$512.86
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$102.33
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$67.61
BCBS Rhode Island
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$758.58
BCBS Rhode Island
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$426.58
BCBS Rhode Island
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$128.82
BCBS Rhode Island
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$61.66
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$1,698.24
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$933.25
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$4,265.80
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$851.14
3 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
$245.47
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$338.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$138.04
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$478.63

Where Rhode Island 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.

Rhode Island· 21st of 51

$617

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.