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Non-Surgical Treatment of a Broken Sesamoid Bone

Colorado rates for HCPCS 28530

This treats a fracture of a sesamoid bone, a small bone embedded in a tendon underneath the big toe joint, without surgery. Care typically involves immobilizing the foot, such as with a stiff-soled shoe, boot, or cast, to let the bone heal.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Non-Surgical Treatment of a Broken Sesamoid Bone cost?

$155

Typical negotiated rate. In Colorado, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $155 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $145 from a physician practice, and about $2,291 from a hospital or other facility.

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.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$145$123 to $182
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,291$603 to $3,548

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,291 · 10th to 90th $135 to $5,248Professionalmedian $145 · 10th to 90th $110 to $229
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,291professional $145

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
$954.99
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$8,709.64
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$125.89
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$5,370.32
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$251.19
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$194.98
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$204.17
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$239.88
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$229.09
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$269.15
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$158.49
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$1,905.46
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$234.42
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
$54.95
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$61.66
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$25.12
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$93.33
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$18.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$12.59
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$87.10

Where Colorado sits

The same service costs 4.5 times more in Alaska than in Florida. 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.

Colorado· 19th of 51

$155

AK $427FL $95.50

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.