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Open Repair of a Broken Metatarsal

Virginia 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?

$5,987

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $5,987 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $617 to the doctor who performs it, and $5,370 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$617$562 to $708
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$5,370$1,230 to $10,471

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5,370 · 10th to 90th $646 to $15,488Professionalmedian $617 · 10th to 90th $490 to $891
$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $5,370professional $617

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
$616.60
Median
$3,801.89
Typical High
$10,471.29
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$1,047.13
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9,772.37
Median
$12,022.64
Typical High
$15,848.93
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$776.25
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
62 · Two surgeons
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$489.78
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$831.76
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$8,912.51
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$851.14
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$794.33
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$758.58
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$1,000.00
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$660.69
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$10,715.19
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$1,318.26
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,570.40
Median
$10,000.00
Typical High
$25,118.86
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$1,000.00
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
$295.12
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$309.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$123.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$457.09
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$91.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$61.66
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$426.58

Where Virginia 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

Virginia· 23rd of 51

$5,987

$617 physician + $5,370 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.