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Open Repair of a Broken Metatarsal

Nebraska 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?

$6,882

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $6,882 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $1,259 to the doctor who performs it, and $5,623 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$1,259$955 to $1,380
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$5,623$2,754 to $8,511

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5,623 · 10th to 90th $1,288 to $12,023Professionalmedian $1,259 · 10th to 90th $676 to $4,266
$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $5,623professional $1,259

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
$1,148.15
Median
$7,079.46
Typical High
$12,589.25
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$1,380.38
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$1,023.29
BCBS Nebraska
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8,317.64
Median
$10,964.78
Typical High
$22,387.21
BCBS Nebraska
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6,456.54
Median
$6,918.31
Typical High
$7,413.10
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$5,370.32
Typical High
$8,317.64
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$1,380.38
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,445.44
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$25,703.96
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$4,265.80
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$1,659.59
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$5,623.41
Typical High
$8,709.64
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$1,737.80
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$3,801.89
Typical High
$8,912.51
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$1,479.11
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
$263.03
Typical High
$446.68
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$177.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$660.69
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$131.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$89.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$616.60

Where Nebraska 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

Nebraska· 14th of 51

$6,882

$1,259 physician + $5,623 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.