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Non-Surgical Treatment of a Broken Sesamoid Bone

Virginia 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 Virginia, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $123 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $120 from a physician practice, and about $501 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$120$107 to $135
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$501$138 to $1,778

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $501 · 10th to 90th $93 to $4,074Professionalmedian $120 · 10th to 90th $91 to $174
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $501professional $120

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
$4,073.80
Typical High
$10,000.00
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$154.88
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$2,951.21
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$141.25
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$213.80
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$147.91
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$162.18
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$181.97
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$181.97
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$186.21
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$213.80
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$134.90
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$2,454.71
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$281.84
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$2,041.74
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$72.44
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
$53.70
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$66.07
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$26.30
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$97.72
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$19.50
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$13.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$91.20

Where Virginia 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.

Virginia· 37th 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.