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Removal of Foreign Object From Foot, Complicated

South 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?

$513

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $513 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $479 from a physician practice, and about $1,445 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$479$380 to $589
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,445$589 to $8,913

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,445 · 10th to 90th $437 to $20,417Professionalmedian $479 · 10th to 90th $331 to $832
$50.0$200.0$1.0K$5.0K$20.0Kfacility $1,445professional $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. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$10,471.29
Typical High
$21,877.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$831.76
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$2,187.76
Typical High
$3,715.35
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$758.58
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$1,148.15
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$954.99
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$1,000.00
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$3,890.45
Typical High
$7,943.28
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$831.76

Where South 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.

South Carolina $513 · 42nd 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.