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Non-Surgical Treatment of a Broken Sesamoid Bone

Maryland 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?

$115

Typical physician fee. In Maryland, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $115 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $102 to $126.

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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $105 · 10th to 90th $56 to $617Professionalmedian $115 · 10th to 90th $93 to $191
$50$100$200$500facility $105professional $115

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
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$123.03
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$125.89
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$147.91
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$204.17
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$223.87
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$616.60
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$245.47
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$204.17
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
$50.12
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$61.66
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$25.12
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$93.33
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$18.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$12.30
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$87.10

Where Maryland 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.

Maryland· 40th of 51

$115

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.