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

South Carolina 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?

$3,738

Typical total for the visit. In South Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,738 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $575 to the doctor who performs it, and $3,162 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$479 to $692
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$3,162$676 to $9,772

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,162 · 10th to 90th $501 to $20,417Professionalmedian $575 · 10th to 90th $407 to $1,047
$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $3,162professional $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
$501.19
Median
$9,772.37
Typical High
$21,877.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$1,047.13
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,995.26
Median
$5,495.41
Typical High
$9,549.93
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$758.58
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$2,630.27
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$1,148.15
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$1,148.15
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,511.89
Median
$10,715.19
Typical High
$16,595.87
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$977.24

Where South Carolina 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

South Carolina· 26th of 50

$3,738

$575 physician + $3,162 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.