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

North Carolina 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?

$1,543

Typical total for the visit. In North Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,543 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $631 to the doctor who performs it, and $912 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$631$513 to $933
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$912$589 to $4,074

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $912 · 10th to 90th $427 to $8,318Professionalmedian $631 · 10th to 90th $427 to $1,380
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $912professional $631

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
$426.58
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$8,317.64
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$1,174.90
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$1,737.80
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$1,548.82
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$2,818.38
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$1,258.93
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$1,412.54
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$1,023.29
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,511.89
Median
$6,456.54
Typical High
$10,715.19
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$1,047.13
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9,332.54
Median
$9,332.54
Typical High
$45,708.82
Wellcare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,365.16
Median
$4,365.16
Typical High
$5,011.87

Where North Carolina 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

North Carolina· 46th of 50

$1,543

$631 physician + $912 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.