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

Kentucky 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?

$3,801

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,801 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $490 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$490$398 to $617
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$3,311$1,950 to $6,607

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,311 · 10th to 90th $617 to $8,511Professionalmedian $490 · 10th to 90th $355 to $891
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $3,311professional $490

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
$457.09
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$8,511.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$954.99
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,949.84
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$8,511.38
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$660.69
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$758.58
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$660.69
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$1,862.09
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$3,235.94
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$229.09
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$6,456.54
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$1,023.29

Where Kentucky 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

Kentucky· 25th of 50

$3,801

$490 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.