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Open Repair of a Broken Ulna Shaft

Georgia 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?

$4,054

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,054 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $891 to the doctor who performs it, and $3,162 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$891$724 to $1,122
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$3,162$1,148 to $5,754

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,162 · 10th to 90th $631 to $9,333Professionalmedian $891 · 10th to 90th $575 to $1,514
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $3,162professional $891

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
$977.24
Median
$5,370.32
Typical High
$7,943.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$1,698.24
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$794.33
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$10,964.78
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$1,445.44
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$2,187.76
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
62 · Two surgeons
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$933.25
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$245.47
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$204.17
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$5,128.61
Typical High
$6,456.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$1,659.59
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$1,548.82
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$1,122.02
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$3,715.35
Typical High
$9,549.93
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$1,584.89
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
$323.59
Typical High
$354.81
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$144.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$537.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$107.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$70.79
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$501.19

Where Georgia 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

Georgia· 41st of 51

$4,054

$891 physician + $3,162 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.