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

Florida 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?

$6,148

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $6,148 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $525 to the doctor who performs it, and $5,623 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$525$447 to $646
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$5,623$2,239 to $10,471

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5,623 · 10th to 90th $1,000 to $13,183Professionalmedian $525 · 10th to 90th $372 to $871
$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $5,623professional $525

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
$851.14
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$11,220.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$851.14
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$398.11
AvMed
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$11,220.18
AvMed
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$660.69
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$1,698.24
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$1,096.48
Florida Blue
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6,165.95
Median
$12,302.69
Typical High
$23,442.29
Florida Blue
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$602.56
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$776.25
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,659.59
Median
$5,495.41
Typical High
$9,772.37
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$1,047.13
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$630.96

Where Florida 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

Florida· 8th of 50

$6,148

$525 physician + $5,623 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.