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Open Repair of a Broken Metatarsal

Kentucky 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?

$3,255

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,255 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $501 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,754 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$501$417 to $692
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,754$1,072 to $5,754

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,754 · 10th to 90th $631 to $8,913Professionalmedian $501 · 10th to 90th $355 to $813
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $2,754professional $501

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
$478.63
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$3,235.94
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$812.83
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$794.33
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$9,332.54
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$691.83
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
62 · Two surgeons
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$436.52
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$7,585.78
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$851.14
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$5,754.40
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$3,311.31
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$229.09
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$7,943.28
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$954.99
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
$239.88
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$316.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$125.89
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$467.74
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$93.33
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$63.10
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$436.52

Where Kentucky 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

Kentucky· 48th of 51

$3,255

$501 physician + $2,754 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.