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Open Repair of a Broken Radius Shaft

South Dakota 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?

$4,616

Typical total for the visit. In South Dakota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,616 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $1,380 to the doctor who performs it, and $3,236 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$1,380$977 to $1,622
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$3,236$1,096 to $3,548

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,236 · 10th to 90th $955 to $5,495Professionalmedian $1,380 · 10th to 90th $676 to $1,862
$1K$2K$5Kfacility $3,236professional $1,380

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
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$4,365.16
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$724.44
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$3,467.37
Typical High
$6,309.57
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$1,949.84
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$3,890.45
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$5,011.87
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$1,513.56
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$3,467.37
Typical High
$6,309.57
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,380.38
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$1,479.11
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$1,348.96
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,235.94
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$3,890.45
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$1,862.09
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$1,621.81

Where South Dakota 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

South Dakota· 37th of 51

$4,616

$1,380 physician + $3,236 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.