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Removal of Foreign Object From Foot, Complicated

Virginia 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?

$447

Typical negotiated rate. In Virginia, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $447 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $437 from a physician practice, and about $1,413 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$437$372 to $550
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,413$631 to $3,311

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,413 · 10th to 90th $380 to $5,888Professionalmedian $437 · 10th to 90th $347 to $724
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,413professional $437

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
$549.54
Median
$5,495.41
Typical High
$10,964.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$676.08
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,884.03
Median
$3,715.35
Typical High
$4,265.80
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$501.19
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$741.31
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$524.81
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$2,511.89
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$741.31
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$758.58
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$758.58
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$977.24
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$630.96
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$3,467.37
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$1,258.93
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$3,630.78
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$851.14
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
$245.47
Typical High
$302.00
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$120.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$457.09
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$91.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$60.26
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$426.58

Where Virginia 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.

Virginia· 45th of 51

$447

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.