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Open Repair of a Broken Ulna Shaft

Maryland 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?

$661

Typical physician fee. In Maryland, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $661 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $631 to $871.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,169 · 10th to 90th $537 to $7,244Professionalmedian $631 · 10th to 90th $562 to $955
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $4,169professional $631

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
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$660.69
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$707.95
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$4,570.88
Typical High
$7,585.78
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$1,148.15
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$1,122.02
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,621.81
Median
$3,801.89
Typical High
$7,079.46
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$1,348.96
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$954.99
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
$316.23
Typical High
$331.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$131.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$501.19
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$100.00
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$66.07
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$467.74

Where Maryland sits

The same service costs 7.2 times more in Alaska than in Texas. 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.

Maryland· 44th of 51

$661

AK $2,570TX $355

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.