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Open Repair of a Broken Metatarsal

North Carolina 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?

$4,945

Typical total for the visit. In North Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,945 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $776 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$776$692 to $1,148
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$4,169$1,318 to $8,128

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,169 · 10th to 90th $646 to $11,749Professionalmedian $776 · 10th to 90th $537 to $1,514
$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $4,169professional $776

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
$549.54
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$7,943.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$870.96
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$891.25
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,691.53
Median
$3,715.35
Typical High
$11,748.98
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$1,548.82
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$6,456.54
Typical High
$9,549.93
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$1,318.26
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$1,288.25
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$7,079.46
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$933.25
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,380.38
Median
$4,265.80
Typical High
$17,782.79
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$1,380.38
8 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
$275.42
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$309.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$123.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$457.09
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$91.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$61.66
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$426.58
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$4,786.30
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$676.08

Where North Carolina 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

North Carolina· 32nd of 51

$4,945

$776 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.