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

Arkansas 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?

$2,248

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,248 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $550 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,698 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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$550$447 to $661
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,698$955 to $3,020

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,698 · 10th to 90th $537 to $3,388Professionalmedian $550 · 10th to 90th $380 to $813
$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,698professional $550

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
$537.03
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$1,995.26
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$776.25
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,019.95
Median
$3,019.95
Typical High
$4,168.69
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$851.14
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,187.76
Median
$2,187.76
Typical High
$2,187.76
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$977.24
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$7,079.46
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$1,023.29

Where Arkansas 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

Arkansas· 37th of 50

$2,248

$550 physician + $1,698 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.