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Open Repair of a Broken Metatarsal

Minnesota 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?

$3,492

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,492 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $1,148 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,344 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$1,148$891 to $1,585
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,344$1,072 to $5,248

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,344 · 10th to 90th $575 to $11,749Professionalmedian $1,148 · 10th to 90th $575 to $2,089
$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $2,344professional $1,148

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
$575.44
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$575.44
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$426.58
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$85.11
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$398.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$707.95
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$426.58
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$85.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$398.11
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,162.28
Median
$11,748.98
Typical High
$26,915.35
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$1,862.09
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$1,479.11
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$363.08
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$1,548.82
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$2,818.38
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$2,398.83
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$2,344.23
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$2,290.87
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$4,365.16
Typical High
$9,332.54
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$4,265.80
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,235.94
Median
$5,370.32
Typical High
$12,882.50
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$1,995.26
7 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
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$288.40
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$114.82
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$57.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$288.40
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$114.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$57.54
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
62 · Two surgeons
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$1,148.15

Where Minnesota 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

Minnesota· 45th of 51

$3,492

$1,148 physician + $2,344 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.