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Open Repair of a Break Just Above the Elbow

Nationwide rates for HCPCS 24546

Open surgery to repair a break at the lower end of the upper arm bone, just above the elbow, where the break also splits down into the elbow joint surface. The fragments are put back into position and held with plates, screws, or pins. Restoring the joint surface accurately is the main aim so the elbow can bend and straighten again.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Open Repair of a Break Just Above the Elbow cost?

$8,467

Typical total for the visit. Nationwide, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $8,467 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $1,549 to the doctor who performs it, and $6,918 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 54 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$1,549$1,122 to $2,239
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$6,918$3,020 to $12,882

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $6,918 · 10th to 90th $1,318 to $21,380Professionalmedian $1,549 · 10th to 90th $955 to $3,981
$10.0$100.0$1.0K$10.0K$100.0Kfacility $6,918professional $1,549

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. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,148.15
Median
$4,897.79
Typical High
$13,182.57
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,890.45
Median
$11,481.54
Typical High
$28,840.32
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,659.59
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$10,000.00
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
22 · Increased work
Typical Low
$1,995.26
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$1,995.26
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$165.96
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,951.21
Median
$9,332.54
Typical High
$22,908.68

What it costs in each state

The same service costs 8.4 times more in Wisconsin than in Maryland. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Physician feeFacility fee
WI $18,248MD $2,171

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.