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Fusion of Multiple Midfoot Joints

South Dakota rates for HCPCS 28730

Permanently joins several joints in the middle of the foot so that the bones grow together into one solid unit. Cartilage is removed from the joint surfaces and the bones are held with screws, plates or staples while they knit. It is done for arthritis, deformity or instability in the midfoot that causes pain with walking.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Fusion of Multiple Midfoot Joints cost?

$4,715

Typical total for the visit. In South Dakota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,715 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $1,479 to the doctor who performs it, and $3,236 to the hospital or surgery center where it takes place. Done somewhere without a facility charge, you pay only the first.

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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$1,479$1,072 to $1,738
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$3,236$1,148 to $3,981

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,236 · 10th to 90th $1,047 to $11,749Professionalmedian $1,479 · 10th to 90th $794 to $2,042
$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $3,236professional $1,479

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
$741.31
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$4,365.16
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$954.99
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$3,981.07
Typical High
$13,489.63
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$2,137.96
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$3,890.45
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$5,370.32
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$1,698.24
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$3,981.07
Typical High
$14,454.40
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$1,621.81
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$1,412.54
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,235.94
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$3,890.45
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$2,041.74
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,412.54
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$1,737.80

Where South Dakota sits

The same service costs 10.5 times more in Alaska than in Montana. 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.

Physician feeFacility fee

South Dakota· 39th of 51

$4,715

$1,479 physician + $3,236 facility

AK $24,331MT $2,323

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.