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Removal Of A Bony Bump On The Foot (Not The Big Toe Joint)

Alaska rates for HCPCS 28288

This procedure surgically shaves down or removes a bony bump or overgrowth on a foot bone, such as a bunionette on the outside of the foot near the little toe, excluding the bump at the base of the big toe, which is treated under a separate service. It can relieve pain and pressure caused by the prominent bone rubbing against footwear.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Removal Of A Bony Bump On The Foot (Not The Big Toe Joint) cost?

$2,210

Typical total for the visit. In Alaska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,210 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $1,318 to the doctor who performs it, and $891 to the hospital or surgery center where it takes place. Done somewhere without a facility charge, you pay only the first.

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.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$1,318$562 to $2,188
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$891$589 to $2,138

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $891 · 10th to 90th $468 to $3,981Professionalmedian $1,318 · 10th to 90th $407 to $2,818
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $891professional $1,318

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
$1,412.54
Median
$3,890.45
Typical High
$14,125.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$2,137.96
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$1,949.84
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$2,818.38
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$2,884.03
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,778.28
Median
$2,454.71
Typical High
$3,311.31
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$2,818.38
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$1,479.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,548.82
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$6,760.83
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$3,235.94

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 10.7 times more in Indiana than in Maryland. 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.

Physician feeFacility fee

Alaska· 39th of 50

$2,210

$1,318 physician + $891 facility

IN $10,537MD $989

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.