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Open Repair of a Broken Metatarsal

New Jersey 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?

$6,741

Typical total for the visit. In New Jersey, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $6,741 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $575 to the doctor who performs it, and $6,166 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$575$537 to $631
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$6,166$3,890 to $9,550

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $6,166 · 10th to 90th $1,230 to $13,804Professionalmedian $575 · 10th to 90th $447 to $891
$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $6,166professional $575

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
$537.03
Median
$6,760.83
Typical High
$11,748.98
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$831.76
AmeriHealth
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,388.44
Median
$8,317.64
Typical High
$19,952.62
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$5,495.41
Typical High
$10,471.29
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$1,202.26
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$870.96
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4,365.16
Median
$8,912.51
Typical High
$27,542.29
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$870.96
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,621.81
Median
$4,897.79
Typical High
$11,481.54
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$776.25
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
$269.15
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$269.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$109.65
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$407.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$81.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$54.95
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$380.19

Where New Jersey 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

New Jersey· 15th of 51

$6,741

$575 physician + $6,166 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.