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Non-Surgical Treatment of a Broken Sesamoid Bone

Washington, DC 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?

$126

Typical physician fee. In Washington, DC, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $126 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $110 to $269.

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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,413 · 10th to 90th $107 to $4,074Professionalmedian $126 · 10th to 90th $98 to $316
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,413professional $126

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$4,073.80
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$281.84
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$645.65
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$338.84
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$288.40
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$1,548.82
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$316.23
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
$52.48
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$61.66
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$25.12
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$93.33
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$18.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$12.30
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$87.10

Where Washington, DC 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.

Washington, DC· 35th of 51

$126

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.