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Open Repair of a Broken Metatarsal

Delaware 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?

$4,694

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,694 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $525 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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$525$501 to $575
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$4,169$2,138 to $7,244

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,169 · 10th to 90th $955 to $9,333Professionalmedian $525 · 10th to 90th $457 to $912
$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $4,169professional $525

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
$562.34
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$7,244.36
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$1,023.29
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$5,248.07
Typical High
$9,332.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$954.99
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,715.35
Median
$7,585.78
Typical High
$32,359.37
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$794.33
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,584.89
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$5,011.87
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$741.31
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
$269.15
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$281.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$112.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$426.58
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$85.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$56.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$398.11

Where Delaware 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

Delaware· 36th of 51

$4,694

$525 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.