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

Colorado 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?

$6,084

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $6,084 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $589 to the doctor who performs it, and $5,495 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 7 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 $708
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$5,495$1,023 to $9,120

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5,495 · 10th to 90th $589 to $12,882Professionalmedian $589 · 10th to 90th $427 to $1,202
$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $5,495professional $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
$602.56
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$7,585.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$1,479.11
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,786.30
Median
$9,549.93
Typical High
$15,135.61
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$1,023.29
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$7,079.46
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$1,174.90
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$1,071.52
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$1,621.81
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$1,318.26
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$741.31
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,454.71
Median
$5,011.87
Typical High
$9,772.37
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$1,230.27

Where Colorado 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

Colorado· 9th of 50

$6,084

$589 physician + $5,495 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.