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Open Repair of a Broken Ulna Shaft

Delaware 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?

$4,070

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,070 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $603 to the doctor who performs it, and $3,467 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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$603$562 to $692
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$3,467$1,905 to $6,310

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,467 · 10th to 90th $1,288 to $7,943Professionalmedian $603 · 10th to 90th $525 to $1,023
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $3,467professional $603

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
$630.96
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$7,244.36
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$1,000.00
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$5,128.61
Typical High
$9,120.11
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$1,122.02
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,090.30
Median
$8,317.64
Typical High
$10,000.00
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$1,174.90
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,584.89
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$5,011.87
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$870.96
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
$302.00
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$323.59
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$128.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$478.63
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$95.50
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$64.57
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$446.68

Where Delaware 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

Delaware· 40th of 51

$4,070

$603 physician + $3,467 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.