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Open Repair of a Broken Metatarsal

Arizona rates for HCPCS 28485

Repairs a broken metatarsal — one of the long bones running through the middle of the foot — through an incision that lets the surgeon see the fragments and set them precisely, usually holding them with a plate, screws or a pin. It is chosen when the break is badly displaced, angled or unstable, or sits in a spot that heals poorly on its own. Each broken bone treated this way is counted separately.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Open Repair of a Broken Metatarsal cost?

$4,731

Typical total for the visit. In Arizona, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,731 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $562 to the doctor who performs it, and $4,169 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$562$513 to $776
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$4,169$1,698 to $6,918

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,169 · 10th to 90th $832 to $9,550Professionalmedian $562 · 10th to 90th $457 to $4,266
$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $4,169professional $562

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

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$5,011.87
Typical High
$8,317.64
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$707.95
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$501.19
BCBS Arizona
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$4,897.79
BCBS Arizona
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$1,174.90
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$5,011.87
Typical High
$9,772.37
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$831.76
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$25,703.96
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$4,265.80
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$6,606.93
Typical High
$9,772.37
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$812.83
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
$257.04
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$257.04
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$102.33
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$389.05
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$77.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$51.29
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$363.08

Where Arizona sits

The same service costs 7.5 times more in Colorado than in Montana. 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

Arizona· 34th of 51

$4,731

$562 physician + $4,169 facility

CO $13,659MT $1,825

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.