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Setting a Broken Midfoot Bone by Hand

Washington, DC rates for HCPCS 28455

Treatment without surgery of a break in one of the bones in the middle of the foot. The bone is pushed back into position by hand and the foot is held in a cast, splint or boot while it heals, and it is charged for each bone treated this way.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Setting a Broken Midfoot Bone by Hand cost?

$309

Typical physician fee. In Washington, DC, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $309 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $269 to $589.

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

Facilitymedian $1,413 · 10th to 90th $166 to $4,074Professionalmedian $295 · 10th to 90th $245 to $708
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,413professional $295

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$4,073.80
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$691.83
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$2,570.40
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$758.58
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$616.60
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$1,548.82
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$676.08
6 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$158.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$63.10
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$234.42
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$46.77
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$31.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$218.78

Where Washington, DC sits

The same service costs 5.5 times more in Alaska than in Utah. 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.

Washington, DC· 34th of 51

$309

AK $955UT $174

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.