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

Utah 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?

$5,909

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $5,909 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $661 to the doctor who performs it, and $5,248 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$661$513 to $1,072
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$5,248$3,162 to $7,762

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5,248 · 10th to 90th $813 to $9,772Professionalmedian $661 · 10th to 90th $407 to $2,291
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $5,248professional $661

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
$812.83
Median
$5,248.07
Typical High
$9,772.37
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$2,454.71
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$1,000.00
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$1,148.15
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,677.35
Median
$6,309.57
Typical High
$9,772.37
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$1,348.96
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$1,122.02
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$1,122.02
U of Utah Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$1,202.26
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$5,128.61
Typical High
$7,079.46
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$891.25

Where Utah 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

Utah· 10th of 50

$5,909

$661 physician + $5,248 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.