CPT 28261

Musculoskeletal

Current code38 hospitals with prices

This name is the CMS category the code belongs to (CMS's Restructured BETOS Classification System), shared with similar codes. The official CPT description belongs to the American Medical Association and isn't shown.

What Washington hospitals publish for this code

Medicaid managed care: Rate for an Apple Health managed-care plan. Applies only to members of that plan.

Prices for CPT 28261 by hospital
Hospital	Medicaid managed care rates (lowest – highest)	Cash price	List price (before discounts)
Legacy Salmon Creek Medical CenterVancouverFile dated 2026-04-01	—	$1,987	$3,057
Seattle Children's HospitalSeattle	$515 – $5509 plans	—	$3,604
Virginia Mason Medical CenterSeattle	—	$2,939	$5,763

Lowest and highest amounts each hospital lists for this code during a hospital stay, including lines it lists for both settings or without saying which. A doctor’s fee is shown separately when the hospital lists one with the code. “At least” means plans were counted in more than one group and some may be the same plan. This is one line of a bill; most care brings several.

Medicare (traditional) reference

Only for people on original Medicare. These are CMS’s 2026 amounts. They aren’t what private insurance or cash patients pay.

Doctor's fee, Seattle (King County): $1,273 in an office; $859 in a hospital or surgery center
Doctor's fee, rest of Washington: $1,145 in an office; $789 in a hospital or surgery center
Hospital outpatient payment (national): $1,643 (APC 5112)
Surgery center payment (national): $873