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Open Repair of a Broken Radius Shaft

Pennsylvania 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?

$4,677

Typical facility fee. In Pennsylvania, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,677 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $2,344 to $7,244.

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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,677 · 10th to 90th $692 to $10,471
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $4,677

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
$691.83
Median
$4,677.35
Typical High
$10,471.29
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9,549.93
Median
$10,000.00
Typical High
$57,543.99
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$1,096.48
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$109.65
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11,220.18
Median
$13,489.63
Typical High
$25,118.86
Martin's Point
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$4,265.80
Typical High
$18,620.87
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$3,388.44
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,951.21
Median
$6,165.95
Typical High
$21,379.62

Where Pennsylvania 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.

Pennsylvania· 24th of 50

$4,677

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.