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

Maryland 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?

$989

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $989 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $562 to the doctor who performs it, and $427 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$562$447 to $676
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$427$240 to $589

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $427 · 10th to 90th $59 to $3,715Professionalmedian $562 · 10th to 90th $398 to $1,023
$1$10$100$1Kfacility $427professional $562

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
$58.88
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$3,715.35
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$912.01
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$575.44
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$1,479.11
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$1,202.26
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$1,122.02
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$1,819.70
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$1,202.26
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$954.99

Where Maryland 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

Maryland· 50th of 50

$989

$562 physician + $427 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.