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Open Repair of a Broken Ulna Shaft

Connecticut rates for HCPCS 25545

Surgery that opens the forearm to align a break in the shaft of the ulna, the little-finger-side forearm bone, and hold it with a plate and screws or a rod. It is chosen when a cast cannot keep the pieces in acceptable position. Restoring the bone's length and straightness protects forearm rotation.

Rates data updated October 2026.

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

$8,967

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $8,967 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $1,023 to the doctor who performs it, and $7,943 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$1,023$871 to $1,202
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$7,943$4,266 to $11,220

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $7,943 · 10th to 90th $1,096 to $21,878Professionalmedian $1,023 · 10th to 90th $575 to $1,549
$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $7,943professional $1,023

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
$4,365.16
Median
$6,606.93
Typical High
$8,709.64
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$1,000.00
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,548.82
Median
$21,877.62
Typical High
$25,703.96
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$1,513.56
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$2,238.72
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
62 · Two surgeons
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$954.99
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$239.88
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$208.93
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$9,549.93
Typical High
$11,748.98
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$1,479.11
ConnectiCare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$831.76
ConnectiCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$1,071.52
Health New England
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$5,754.40
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$7,943.28
Typical High
$15,488.17
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$1,698.24
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
$316.23
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$467.74
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$186.21
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$707.95
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$141.25
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$93.33
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$660.69

Where Connecticut sits

The same service costs 6.8 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

Connecticut· 6th of 51

$8,967

$1,023 physician + $7,943 facility

CO $13,753MT $2,023

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.