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

Illinois 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?

$2,554

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,554 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $692 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,862 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$692$501 to $912
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,862$1,023 to $5,012

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,862 · 10th to 90th $589 to $7,762Professionalmedian $692 · 10th to 90th $417 to $1,122
$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $1,862professional $692

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
$588.84
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$7,762.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$1,096.48
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$371.54
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,073.80
Median
$4,786.30
Typical High
$9,332.54
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$1,202.26
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,090.30
Median
$3,090.30
Typical High
$3,090.30
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$1,071.52
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$1,819.70
Hally Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$794.33
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$812.83
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$7,585.78
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$1,122.02

Where Illinois 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

Illinois· 36th of 50

$2,554

$692 physician + $1,862 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.