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Non-Surgical Treatment of a Broken Sesamoid Bone

Iowa 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?

$240

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $240 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $240 from a physician practice, and about $324 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$240$182 to $275
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$324$174 to $1,000

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $324 · 10th to 90th $129 to $2,291Professionalmedian $240 · 10th to 90th $123 to $316
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $324professional $240

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
$194.98
Median
$2,630.27
Typical High
$6,760.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$194.98
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$177.83
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$302.00
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$229.09
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$1,288.25
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$891.25
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$281.84
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$177.83
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$323.59
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$257.04
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$1,995.26
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$309.03
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$302.00
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
$53.70
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$97.72
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$38.90
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$144.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$28.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$19.50
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$134.90

Where Iowa 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.

Iowa· 4th of 51

$240

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.