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

Massachusetts 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?

$2,831

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,831 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $741 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,089 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 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$741$550 to $1,202
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,089$589 to $3,715

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,089 · 10th to 90th $525 to $5,623Professionalmedian $741 · 10th to 90th $447 to $1,585
$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20K$50Kfacility $2,089professional $741

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
$3,090.30
Typical High
$5,128.61
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$1,348.96
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$4,897.79
Typical High
$45,708.82
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$1,995.26
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$1,202.26
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$1,659.59
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$1,621.81
Fallon Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$3,630.78
Fallon Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$1,122.02
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,041.74
Median
$4,265.80
Typical High
$9,772.37
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$1,584.89
Health New England
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,890.45
Median
$3,890.45
Typical High
$4,073.80
Health New England
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$489.78
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$4,897.79
Typical High
$45,708.82
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$1,995.26
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,862.09
Median
$4,265.80
Typical High
$9,772.37
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$1,621.81

Where Massachusetts 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

Massachusetts· 35th of 50

$2,831

$741 physician + $2,089 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.