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

Vermont 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?

$661

Typical physician fee. In Vermont, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $661 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $537 to $724.

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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Professionalmedian $661 · 10th to 90th $513 to $832
$500$1K$2Kprofessional $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
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$724.44
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$776.25
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$1,096.48
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$1,000.00
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$1,479.11

Where Vermont sits

The same service costs 4.1 times more in Hawaii than in Kentucky. 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.

Vermont· 25th of 51

$661

HI $2,239KY $550

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.