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Open Repair of a Broken Radius Shaft

Maine rates for HCPCS 25515

Surgery that opens the forearm to line up a break in the shaft of the radius, the thumb-side forearm bone, and hold it with a plate and screws or a rod. It is used when the break cannot be held in the correct position with a cast alone. Fixing the bone in good alignment protects the ability to turn the palm up and down.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Open Repair of a Broken Radius Shaft cost?

$3,543

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,543 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $851 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,692 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$851$776 to $1,023
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,692$2,570 to $6,310

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,692 · 10th to 90th $813 to $7,586Professionalmedian $851 · 10th to 90th $661 to $1,288
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,692professional $851

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
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$1,023.29
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$1,288.25
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$1,949.84
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
62 · Two surgeons
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$812.83
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$208.93
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$181.97
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$5,248.07
Typical High
$8,317.64
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$1,348.96
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$7,079.46
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$1,230.27
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$1,023.29
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$7,079.46
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$1,122.02
12 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
$346.74
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$426.58
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$169.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$630.96
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$125.89
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$85.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$588.84
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$426.58
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$169.82
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$630.96
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$125.89
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$85.11
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$588.84

Where Maine sits

The same service costs 6.4 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

Maine· 47th of 51

$3,543

$851 physician + $2,692 facility

CO $13,816MT $2,168

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.