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

New Mexico 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?

$2,124

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,124 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $575 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,549 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$575$447 to $759
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,549$646 to $7,586

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,549 · 10th to 90th $490 to $10,715Professionalmedian $575 · 10th to 90th $398 to $1,413
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $1,549professional $575

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
$645.65
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$7,762.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$2,238.72
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,187.76
Median
$7,943.28
Typical High
$12,302.69
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$758.58
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$1,778.28
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$512.86
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$933.25
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$1,148.15
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$6,918.31
Typical High
$14,125.38
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$1,047.13

Where New Mexico 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 Mexico· 40th of 50

$2,124

$575 physician + $1,549 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.