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

New Hampshire 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?

$4,372

Typical total for the visit. In New Hampshire, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,372 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $741 to the doctor who performs it, and $3,631 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$741$575 to $977
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$3,631$1,995 to $6,310

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,631 · 10th to 90th $1,549 to $9,772Professionalmedian $741 · 10th to 90th $457 to $1,349
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $3,631professional $741

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
$1,071.52
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$11,481.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$776.25
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,467.37
Median
$4,677.35
Typical High
$6,309.57
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$1,148.15
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,089.30
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$2,089.30
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$1,584.89
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9,549.93
Median
$9,549.93
Typical High
$9,549.93
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$1,412.54
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9,549.93
Median
$9,549.93
Typical High
$9,549.93
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$1,548.82
Well Sense
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$741.31

Where New Hampshire 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

New Hampshire· 18th of 50

$4,372

$741 physician + $3,631 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.