go back

Broken Rib Repair With Hardware, One Side, Most Ribs

Wisconsin rates for HCPCS 0248T

Open surgery to repair broken ribs on one side of the chest when the largest number of ribs is involved. Under general anesthesia the surgeon opens the chest wall, lifts the muscle aside, brings each fracture back into line and fastens it with a plate and screws. Repairs on this scale are usually done after a severe crush or high-speed injury in which much of one side of the rib cage has been broken.

Rates data updated October 2026.

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

$1,230

Typical facility fee. In Wisconsin, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,230 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1,096 to $1,862.

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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,692 · 10th to 90th $1,862 to $3,981Professionalmedian $1,096 · 10th to 90th $977 to $1,259
$1K$2K$5Kfacility $2,692professional $1,096

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
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,344.23
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$3,981.07
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$1,258.93
DeanCare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,862.09
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$1,862.09
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,862.09
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$1,862.09
Prevea360
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,862.09
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$1,862.09

Where Wisconsin sits

The same service costs 281.8 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.

Wisconsin· 3rd of 20

$1,230

CA $8,511SC $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.