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Open Repair Of Upper Ulna Fracture

Iowa rates for HCPCS 24685

Repairs a break at the upper end of the forearm's ulna bone through a surgical incision. Internal hardware holds the pieces in position. Fractures of the bony points at the elbow end are examples of what is treated.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Open Repair Of Upper Ulna Fracture cost?

$6,659

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $6,659 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $1,288 to the doctor who performs it, and $5,370 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$1,288$1,047 to $1,514
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$5,370$1,778 to $9,120

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5,370 · 10th to 90th $1,148 to $15,136Professionalmedian $1,288 · 10th to 90th $708 to $1,820
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $5,370professional $1,288

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
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$3,981.07
Typical High
$7,244.36
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$1,318.26
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$7,762.47
Typical High
$9,120.11
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$1,819.70
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$1,862.09
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,148.15
Median
$4,677.35
Typical High
$17,378.01
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$4,897.79
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$1,778.28
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,548.13
Median
$7,585.78
Typical High
$9,120.11
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$2,344.23
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$1,479.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,819.70
Median
$6,309.57
Typical High
$19,054.61
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$1,819.70
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$1,513.56
6 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$524.81
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$208.93
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$776.25
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$154.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$104.71
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$724.44

Where Iowa sits

The same service costs 6.5 times more in Colorado 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

Iowa· 17th of 51

$6,659

$1,288 physician + $5,370 facility

CO $13,795MT $2,119

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.