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

South Dakota 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?

$1,788

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,788 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $741 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,047 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 8 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 $1,072
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,047$741 to $3,548

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,047 · 10th to 90th $617 to $3,548Professionalmedian $741 · 10th to 90th $437 to $1,413
$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,047professional $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
$616.60
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$4,365.16
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$1,230.27
Avera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$977.24
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$1,778.28
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$1,412.54
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$4,466.84
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$1,412.54
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$1,380.38
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$1,174.90
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,691.53
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$6,760.83
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$1,659.59
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$1,548.82

Where South Dakota 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 Dakota· 45th of 50

$1,788

$741 physician + $1,047 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.