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

Minnesota 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?

$3,687

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,687 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $1,175 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,512 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$1,175$813 to $1,585
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,512$1,549 to $5,370

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,512 · 10th to 90th $617 to $10,715Professionalmedian $1,175 · 10th to 90th $589 to $2,188
$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $2,512professional $1,175

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
$436.52
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$3,548.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$1,122.02
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,265.80
Median
$7,585.78
Typical High
$22,908.68
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$2,187.76
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,548.82
Median
$2,187.76
Typical High
$6,025.60
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$2,570.40
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,659.59
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$4,677.35
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$2,398.83
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$2,570.40
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$3,311.31
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,398.83
Median
$5,011.87
Typical High
$8,912.51
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$1,995.26

Where Minnesota 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

Minnesota· 27th of 50

$3,687

$1,175 physician + $2,512 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.