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

Georgia 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?

$4,800

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,800 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $631 to the doctor who performs it, and $4,169 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$631$490 to $813
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$4,169$1,905 to $5,754

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,169 · 10th to 90th $851 to $7,413Professionalmedian $631 · 10th to 90th $427 to $1,202
$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $4,169professional $631

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
$660.69
Median
$4,570.88
Typical High
$7,413.10
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$1,258.93
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$3,090.30
Typical High
$6,606.93
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$977.24
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$2,187.76
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$1,230.27
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$1,096.48
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$1,047.13
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$3,890.45
Typical High
$6,918.31
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$1,174.90

Where Georgia 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

Georgia· 14th of 50

$4,800

$631 physician + $4,169 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.