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Open Repair of a Broken Radius Shaft

North Carolina 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 July 2026.

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

$2,291

Typical facility fee. In North Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,291 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $912 to $7,943.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,455 · 10th to 90th $661 to $12,023Professionalmedian $1,175 · 10th to 90th $1,175 to $1,549
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $2,455professional $1,175

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. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$4,265.80
Typical High
$10,232.93
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,235.94
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$4,570.88
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$8,128.31
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$109.65
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$1,548.82
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$1,348.96
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,495.41
Median
$13,803.84
Typical High
$23,442.29
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26,302.68
Median
$26,302.68
Typical High
$45,708.82
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$2,630.27
Median
$2,630.27
Typical High
$2,630.27

Where North Carolina sits

The same service costs 30.9 times more in Indiana than in Delaware. 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.

North Carolina· 39th of 50

$2,291

IN $20,893DE $676

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.