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Open Repair of a Break Just Above the Elbow

Montana 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 October 2026.

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

$3,319

Typical total for the visit. In Montana, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,319 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $1,660 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,660 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$1,660$1,072 to $1,660
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,660$1,622 to $1,995

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,660 · 10th to 90th $1,479 to $9,120Professionalmedian $1,660 · 10th to 90th $871 to $1,738
$100$500$2K$10Kfacility $1,660professional $1,660

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$1,659.59
BCBS Montana
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8,317.64
Median
$8,317.64
Typical High
$8,317.64
BCBS Montana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,659.59
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$1,659.59
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,659.59
Median
$14,791.08
Typical High
$30,902.95
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,659.59
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$1,659.59
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,479.11
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$1,862.09
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$1,737.80
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,659.59
Median
$14,791.08
Typical High
$30,902.95
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$1,659.59
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,691.53
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$9,120.11
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$1,949.84

Where Montana sits

The same service costs 7.2 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

Montana· 51st of 51

$3,319

$1,660 physician + $1,660 facility

AK $23,764MT $3,319

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.