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

Ohio 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?

$4,144

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,144 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $513 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 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$513$398 to $646
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$3,631$1,413 to $7,413

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,631 · 10th to 90th $661 to $10,715Professionalmedian $513 · 10th to 90th $288 to $933
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $3,631professional $513

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
$630.96
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$10,715.19
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$1,380.38
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$549.54
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$15,135.61
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$575.44
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$489.78
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$21,379.62
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$1,023.29
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21,379.62
Median
$21,379.62
Typical High
$21,379.62
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$1,000.00
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.11
SummaCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$1,096.48
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,041.74
Median
$4,168.69
Typical High
$7,413.10
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$954.99

Where Ohio 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

Ohio· 21st of 50

$4,144

$513 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.