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Non-Surgical Treatment of a Broken Sesamoid Bone

South Carolina 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?

$123

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $123 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $123 from a physician practice, and about $302 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$123$105 to $151
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$302$129 to $676

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $302 · 10th to 90th $93 to $1,738Professionalmedian $123 · 10th to 90th $50 to $178
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $302professional $123

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
$114.82
Median
$4,897.79
Typical High
$21,877.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$131.83
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$758.58
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$158.49
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$154.88
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$199.53
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$169.82
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$177.83
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$186.21
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$2,238.72
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$181.97
12 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
$66.07
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$26.30
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$100.00
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$19.95
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$13.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$93.33
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$309.03
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$102.33
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$40.74
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
81 · Minimal assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$28.84
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
82 · Assistant surgeon, no resident
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$28.84
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$28.84

Where South Carolina 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.

South Carolina· 36th of 51

$123

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.