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

New Jersey 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?

$6,926

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $6,926 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $617 to the doctor who performs it, and $6,310 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$617$447 to $871
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$6,310$4,365 to $8,511

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $6,310 · 10th to 90th $575 to $10,965Professionalmedian $617 · 10th to 90th $398 to $2,239
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $6,310professional $617

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
$575.44
Median
$6,309.57
Typical High
$10,715.19
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$2,454.71
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$1,621.81
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$1,047.13
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6,606.93
Median
$12,302.69
Typical High
$16,982.44
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$2,238.72
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,511.89
Median
$6,165.95
Typical High
$10,964.78
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$1,348.96

Where New Jersey 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 Jersey· 5th of 50

$6,926

$617 physician + $6,310 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.