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

Missouri 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?

$3,991

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,991 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $603 to the doctor who performs it, and $3,388 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$603$457 to $794
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$3,388$1,950 to $5,129

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,388 · 10th to 90th $646 to $7,413Professionalmedian $603 · 10th to 90th $398 to $2,291
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $3,388professional $603

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
$501.19
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$7,413.10
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$2,511.89
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,238.72
Median
$4,570.88
Typical High
$8,317.64
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$758.58
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$794.33
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$1,174.90
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$4,365.16
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$4,466.84
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$5,128.61
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$1,047.13

Where Missouri 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

Missouri· 22nd of 50

$3,991

$603 physician + $3,388 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.