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Open Repair of a Broken Ulna Shaft

Indiana 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?

$8,189

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $8,189 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $776 to the doctor who performs it, and $7,413 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$776$603 to $851
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$7,413$2,692 to $14,791

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $7,413 · 10th to 90th $891 to $28,840Professionalmedian $776 · 10th to 90th $550 to $1,148
$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $7,413professional $776

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
$707.95
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$11,220.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$812.83
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$870.96
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$14,454.40
Typical High
$33,113.11
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$1,096.48
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$1,659.59
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
62 · Two surgeons
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$691.83
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$186.21
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$154.88
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$9,120.11
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$5,248.07
Typical High
$9,772.37
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$4,570.88
Physicians Health Plan of Northern Indiana
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,659.59
Median
$9,549.93
Typical High
$11,748.98
Physicians Health Plan of Northern Indiana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$1,258.93
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$5,128.61
Typical High
$14,454.40
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$1,122.02
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
$269.15
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$323.59
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$128.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$478.63
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$95.50
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$64.57
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$446.68

Where Indiana 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

Indiana· 8th of 51

$8,189

$776 physician + $7,413 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.