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

Michigan 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?

$4,663

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,663 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $589 to the doctor who performs it, and $4,074 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$589$457 to $776
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$4,074$741 to $5,754

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,074 · 10th to 90th $589 to $6,918Professionalmedian $589 · 10th to 90th $389 to $955
$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $4,074professional $589

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
$4,073.80
Typical High
$6,918.31
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$794.33
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$128.82
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$1,000.00
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$1,023.29
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$4,897.79
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$933.25
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,398.83
Median
$5,011.87
Typical High
$9,120.11
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$851.14

Where Michigan 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

Michigan· 17th of 50

$4,663

$589 physician + $4,074 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.