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

Arizona 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?

$3,900

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,900 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $589 to the doctor who performs it, and $3,311 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$589$447 to $759
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$3,311$2,042 to $4,786

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,311 · 10th to 90th $631 to $7,586Professionalmedian $589 · 10th to 90th $407 to $1,259
$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $3,311professional $589

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
$2,089.30
Median
$4,265.80
Typical High
$7,762.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$1,258.93
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$398.11
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$5,248.07
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$1,698.24
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$1,023.29
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$3,630.78
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$4,466.84
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,238.72
Median
$3,019.95
Typical High
$5,370.32
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$977.24

Where Arizona 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

Arizona· 24th of 50

$3,900

$589 physician + $3,311 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.