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

Nebraska 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?

$7,412

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $7,412 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $955 to the doctor who performs it, and $6,457 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$955$617 to $1,413
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$6,457$3,631 to $9,772

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $6,457 · 10th to 90th $708 to $13,490Professionalmedian $955 · 10th to 90th $437 to $2,291
$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $6,457professional $955

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
$3,548.13
Median
$7,943.28
Typical High
$14,454.40
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$2,454.71
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,677.35
Median
$6,165.95
Typical High
$12,022.64
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$1,174.90
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,454.71
Median
$2,454.71
Typical High
$2,454.71
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$1,778.28
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$4,073.80
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$4,466.84
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$1,819.70
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,454.71
Median
$2,454.71
Typical High
$2,454.71
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$1,862.09
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$4,265.80
Typical High
$6,760.83
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$1,548.82

Where Nebraska 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

Nebraska· 4th of 50

$7,412

$955 physician + $6,457 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.