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Procedure price report · Partial excision bone

Removal of diseased bone from the ankle or heel bone

CPT 28120the billing code this page is about

Surgery that scrapes or cuts out an area of infected, dead, or cyst-filled bone from the talus or heel bone.

Hospitals typically charge $2,512 cash for this outpatient procedure — the median across 857 hospitals that filed a usable cash price; the average of the middle 60% is $2,811. Most fall between $1,050 and $6,612 (20th–80th percentile).

Hospitals
857
States
50
Filings dated
Mar 2023 – Sep 2026
Computed
September 25, 2026
Prices checked
through September 24, 2026

Median: half of hospitals filed less, half more — and it is a price some hospital actually filed. Average of the middle 60%: the mean of the prices between the 20th and 80th percentiles. We never publish the plain average, the lowest or the highest price: the extremes in hospital price files are chargemaster artefacts, not prices anyone pays.

What hospitals charge, from cheapest to most expensive

Cash price percentiles, outpatient, across 857 hospitals. Each figure is a price a hospital filed. 10th: one in ten hospitals charges less; 25th: a quarter charge less; Median: half charge less; 75th: three quarters charge less; 90th: nine in ten charge less.
10th25thMedian75th90th
$749$1,204$2,512$5,012$12,630

The most expensive tenth of hospitals charges at least 17× what the cheapest tenth charges ($749 vs $12,630).

How the prices are spread

$565 – $808: 64 hospitals$565$808 – $1,154: 91 hospitals$1,154 – $1,650: 118 hospitals$1,154$1,650 – $2,358: 92 hospitals$2,358 – $3,371: 105 hospitals$2,358$3,371 – $4,819: 111 hospitals$4,819 – $6,888: 72 hospitals$4,819$6,888 – $9,845: 60 hospitals$9,845 – $14,073: 28 hospitals$9,845$14,073 – $20,116: 32 hospitals$14,073median $2,512price bands are equal on a log scale
Hospitals per price band (773 of 857 — the bands cover the 5th to 95th percentile)
FromToHospitals
$565$80864
$808$1,15491
$1,154$1,650118
$1,650$2,35892
$2,358$3,371105
$3,371$4,819111
$4,819$6,88872
$6,888$9,84560
$9,845$14,07328
$14,073$20,11632

Against Medicare

Medicare pays (OPPS 2026, national rate)$3,343
Median cash price$2,512
Cash as a multiple of Medicare0.75×

The Medicare figure is the national unadjusted OPPS rate for this code — what Medicare itself pays a hospital before local wage adjustment. It is a benchmark, not a price anyone is charged.

By state

The median cash price in each state, against the national median of $2,512.

Alaska: 3 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureAKMaine: 4 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureMEVermont: median $1,282 across 11 hospitalsVT$1,282New Hampshire: 8 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureNHWashington: median $1,340 across 22 hospitalsWA$1,340Idaho: median $3,708 across 16 hospitalsID$3,708Montana: 7 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureMTNorth Dakota: 6 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureNDMinnesota: median $1,617 across 38 hospitalsMN$1,617Illinois: median $897 across 26 hospitalsIL$897Wisconsin: median $2,989 across 40 hospitalsWI$2,989Michigan: median $1,187 across 41 hospitalsMI$1,187New York: median $3,343 across 40 hospitalsNY$3,343Massachusetts: median $4,721 across 10 hospitalsMA$4,721Oregon: median $1,757 across 21 hospitalsOR$1,757Nevada: 7 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureNVWyoming: 6 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureWYSouth Dakota: 7 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureSDIowa: median $1,686 across 37 hospitalsIA$1,686Indiana: median $1,102 across 19 hospitalsIN$1,102Ohio: median $3,505 across 38 hospitalsOH$3,505Pennsylvania: median $3,628 across 44 hospitalsPA$3,628New Jersey: median $4,034 across 38 hospitalsNJ$4,034Connecticut: 4 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureCTRhode Island: 2 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureRICalifornia: median $3,337 across 56 hospitalsCA$3,337Utah: 3 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureUTColorado: median $2,589 across 19 hospitalsCO$2,589Nebraska: median $1,450 across 18 hospitalsNE$1,450Missouri: median $1,116 across 20 hospitalsMO$1,116Kentucky: 9 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureKYWest Virginia: median $1,214 across 18 hospitalsWV$1,214Virginia: median $4,729 across 16 hospitalsVA$4,729Maryland: 2 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureMDDelaware: 1 hospital filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureDEArizona: median $4,015 across 11 hospitalsAZ$4,015New Mexico: 6 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureNMKansas: median $1,878 across 11 hospitalsKS$1,878Arkansas: 8 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureARTennessee: median $2,390 across 15 hospitalsTN$2,390North Carolina: median $1,267 across 10 hospitalsNC$1,267South Carolina: median $5,012 across 21 hospitalsSC$5,012Oklahoma: median $822 across 17 hospitalsOK$822Louisiana: 9 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureLAMississippi: 8 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureMSAlabama: median $4,961 across 15 hospitalsAL$4,961Georgia: median $12,994 across 11 hospitalsGA$12,994Hawaii: 4 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureHITexas: median $2,877 across 36 hospitalsTX$2,877Florida: median $8,942 across 18 hospitalsFL$8,942
Cash price by state, most expensive first. National median $2,512. A state needs at least 10 hospitals with a usable price to show a figure.
StateHospitalsMedianvs national20th–80th
Georgia GA11$12,994+417%$7,500 – $12,994
Florida FL18$8,942+256%$2,090 – $14,768
South Carolina SC21$5,012+100%$4,601 – $5,012
Alabama AL15$4,961+98%$1,657 – $9,858
Virginia VA16$4,729+88%$1,857 – $7,322
Massachusetts MA10$4,721+88%$2,982 – $14,142
New Jersey NJ38$4,034+61%$3,591 – $6,839
Arizona AZ11$4,015+60%$805 – $17,746
Idaho ID16$3,708+48%$1,693 – $8,372
Pennsylvania PA44$3,628+44%$378 – $5,177
Ohio OH38$3,505+40%$1,259 – $30,257
New York NY40$3,343+33%$1,119 – $3,884
California CA56$3,337+33%$1,472 – $9,218
Wisconsin WI40$2,989+19%$1,894 – $4,241
Texas TX36$2,877+15%$2,628 – $8,444
Colorado CO19$2,589+3%$1,253 – $8,676
Tennessee TN15$2,390−5%$658 – $5,794
Kansas KS11$1,878−25%$837 – $5,111
Oregon OR21$1,757−30%$1,221 – $2,239
Iowa IA37$1,686−33%$1,121 – $1,709
Minnesota MN38$1,617−36%$1,123 – $2,586
Nebraska NE18$1,450−42%$1,290 – $2,580
Washington WA22$1,340−47%$1,072 – $2,278
Vermont VT11$1,282−49%$1,013 – $2,778
North Carolina NC10$1,267−50%$964 – $4,605
West Virginia WV18$1,214−52%$523 – $3,408
Michigan MI41$1,187−53%$1,050 – $4,499
Missouri MO20$1,116−56%$922 – $8,777
Indiana IN19$1,102−56%$663 – $17,868
Illinois IL26$897−64%$663 – $2,960
Oklahoma OK17$822−67%$822 – $9,441
Kentucky KY9not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Louisiana LA9not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Arkansas AR8not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Mississippi MS8not enough hospitals filed a usable price
New Hampshire NH8not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Montana MT7not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Nevada NV7not enough hospitals filed a usable price
South Dakota SD7not enough hospitals filed a usable price
North Dakota ND6not enough hospitals filed a usable price
New Mexico NM6not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Wyoming WY6not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Connecticut CT4not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Hawaii HI4not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Maine ME4not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Alaska AK3not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Utah UT3not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Maryland MD2not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Rhode Island RI2not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Delaware DE1not enough hospitals filed a usable price

Hospitals like yours

The same distribution cut by the kind of hospital. Hospital type and ownership come from CMS; a hospital counts as part of a system when its price file is shared with at least one other hospital under the same brand. The national median is $2,512.

Cash price by hospital segment. A segment needs at least 20 hospitals to show a figure.
SegmentHospitalsMedian20th–80th
Hospital type
Acute care605$3,139$1,136 – $9,193
Children’s16fewer than 20 hospitals
Critical access232$1,572$934 – $3,425
Ownership
For-profit105$4,681$1,779 – $13,144
Government156$1,662$975 – $4,138
Non-profit592$2,491$1,027 – $6,473
System affiliation
Part of a system657$2,877$1,154 – $7,335
Independent200$1,678$922 – $4,233

Cash price vs list price

Median list price (chargemaster)$2,924
Median cash price$2,512
Cash as a share of list, median hospital65%

At the typical hospital, asking for the cash price cuts the list price by about 35%. The share is the median of each hospital’s own cash ÷ list ratio, over hospitals that filed both — not the ratio of the two medians above.

The same procedure, inpatient

426 hospitals filed a usable inpatient cash price for this code. The median is $1,933 and the average of the middle 60% is $2,428; most fall between $894 and $5,012.

Cash price percentiles, inpatient, across 426 hospitals. Each figure is a price a hospital filed. 10th: one in ten hospitals charges less; 25th: a quarter charge less; Median: half charge less; 75th: three quarters charge less; 90th: nine in ten charge less.
10th25thMedian75th90th
$663$1,050$1,933$4,524$9,218

The most expensive tenth of hospitals charges at least 14× what the cheapest tenth charges ($663 vs $9,218).

Of the 478 hospitals that filed this code inpatient, 426 gave a usable cash price; 18 carried a plausibility flag, 0 filed a number their own filing marks as not a price, 0 gave an estimate, and 34 a list price only.

How complete is this

857 of the 3,956 hospitals with a price file in our corpus (22%) filed a usable outpatient cash price for this code, and those are the hospitals every figure on this page is computed from.

What the 947 hospitals that filed this code at all gave us
Usable cash price — counted857
Cash price carrying a plausibility flag — shown on the compare tool, excluded here48
A number the filing itself marks as not a price (a placeholder, a ratio) — excluded0
An estimate rather than a filed cash price — excluded6
A list price only, no cash figure — excluded36
Hospitals that filed this code947

Sections not shown for this setting

  • Since our last snapshot: there is no earlier snapshot at least 90 days older than this one yet.

We last checked these hospitals’ price files for changes between September 4, 2026 and September 24, 2026; the figures were computed September 25, 2026 from filings loaded through September 24, 2026. The percentiles and averages use only the “counted” row.

Related procedures

Part of the Partial excision bone family.

Hospitals file this code under descriptions such as Partial Excision Bone Talus/Calcaneus.

Method

Source
The machine-readable price files every U.S. hospital is required by CMS to publish, parsed per hospital. Nothing is surveyed, sampled or modelled.
What counts
One cash (self-pay) price per hospital for this code and setting. A hospital’s own filing can rule its number out — a placeholder, a “not applicable” note, a list price standing in for cash — and our plausibility checks can flag a price far below what every other hospital files. Both kinds are disclosed above and excluded from the statistics; on the compare tool a flagged price is still shown.
Statistics
Percentiles are discrete: each is a price some hospital filed. The average is the mean of the prices between the 20th and 80th percentiles. We never publish the plain mean, the minimum or the maximum. A state needs 10 hospitals and a segment 20 to show a figure; otherwise the row shows its count and no number. Medicare is the national unadjusted OPPS rate where one exists.
Names
Procedure names on these pages are our own plain-language titles, not the AMA’s copyrighted CPT descriptors. The code is the identity.

The full rules — sources, statistics, thresholds, limitations — are on the methodology page.

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Cite: HospitalRates.com, “Removal of diseased bone from the ankle or heel bone (CPT 28120) — cash price report,” computed September 25, 2026. https://hospitalrates.com/procedures/cpt-28120-removal-of-diseased-bone-from-the-ankle-or-heel-bone