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

Virginia 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?

$1,847

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,847 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $617 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,230 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$617$490 to $794
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,230$589 to $5,495

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,230 · 10th to 90th $447 to $8,710Professionalmedian $617 · 10th to 90th $427 to $1,175
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,230professional $617

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
$4,265.80
Typical High
$8,912.51
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$1,230.27
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,888.44
Median
$6,760.83
Typical High
$7,413.10
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$1,071.52
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$4,365.16
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$645.65
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$1,174.90
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$912.01
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$1,412.54
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$1,023.29
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$346.74
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$7,413.10
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$7,413.10
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,801.89
Median
$6,309.57
Typical High
$13,489.63
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$1,071.52

Where Virginia 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

Virginia· 44th of 50

$1,847

$617 physician + $1,230 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.