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Open Repair of a Broken Metatarsal

South 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?

$5,773

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $5,773 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $525 to the doctor who performs it, and $5,248 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$525$347 to $631
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$5,248$1,738 to $10,965

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5,248 · 10th to 90th $933 to $19,498Professionalmedian $525 · 10th to 90th $105 to $759
$100$500$2K$10Kfacility $5,248professional $525

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
$645.65
Median
$9,120.11
Typical High
$20,417.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$851.14
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$562.34
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$6,165.95
Typical High
$18,197.01
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$707.95
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$2,951.21
Typical High
$7,244.36
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$977.24
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$4,265.80
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$758.58
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$724.44
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,819.70
Median
$6,606.93
Typical High
$23,988.33
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$891.25
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
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$323.59
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$128.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$478.63
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$97.72
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$64.57
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$446.68
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$501.19

Where South 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

South Carolina· 24th of 51

$5,773

$525 physician + $5,248 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.