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Open Repair of a Broken Metatarsal

Iowa 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?

$6,370

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $6,370 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $1,122 to the doctor who performs it, and $5,248 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$1,122$851 to $1,288
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$5,248$1,479 to $9,333

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5,248 · 10th to 90th $1,047 to $14,791Professionalmedian $1,122 · 10th to 90th $589 to $1,549
$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $5,248professional $1,122

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
$891.25
Median
$4,265.80
Typical High
$7,079.46
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$1,380.38
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$7,762.47
Typical High
$9,332.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$1,548.82
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$1,230.27
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$4,677.35
Typical High
$17,378.01
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$4,265.80
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$1,445.44
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,548.13
Median
$7,585.78
Typical High
$9,332.54
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$1,584.89
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$1,230.27
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,819.70
Median
$6,309.57
Typical High
$19,054.61
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$1,513.56
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$1,318.26
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
$263.03
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$446.68
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$181.97
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$676.08
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$134.90
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$89.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$630.96

Where Iowa 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

Iowa· 20th of 51

$6,370

$1,122 physician + $5,248 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.