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

Montana 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?

$1,527

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,527 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $676 to the doctor who performs it, and $851 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$676$525 to $955
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$851$759 to $1,047

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $851 · 10th to 90th $661 to $1,175Professionalmedian $676 · 10th to 90th $407 to $1,318
$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20K$50Kfacility $851professional $676

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
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$2,290.87
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$64,565.42
Median
$75,857.76
Typical High
$91,201.08
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$954.99
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$691.83
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$1,023.29
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$1,096.48
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$1,096.48
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$1,047.13
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$1,174.90
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$6,760.83
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$1,122.02

Where Montana 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

Montana· 47th of 50

$1,527

$676 physician + $851 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.