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Broken Rib Repair With Hardware, One Side, More Ribs

Texas rates for HCPCS 0246T

Open surgery to repair a moderate number of broken ribs on one side of the chest. Each fracture is exposed, the bone ends are brought back into line and a plate is screwed across them so the rib holds its shape while it heals. It is used when several ribs on the same side are badly displaced or when the chest wall has become unstable.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Broken Rib Repair With Hardware, One Side, More Ribs cost?

$741

Typical facility fee. In Texas, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $741 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $631 to $891.

Few insurers publish rates for this combination, so treat this figure as a rough guide.

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 3 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $741 · 10th to 90th $417 to $1,622Professionalmedian $631 · 10th to 90th $603 to $759
$500$1Kfacility $741professional $631

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$758.58
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$1,621.81
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$1,621.81

Where Texas sits

The same service costs 263.0 times more in California than in South Carolina. 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.

Texas· 5th of 26

$741

CA $7,943SC $30.20

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.