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Open Repair of a Broken Ulna Shaft

North Dakota 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?

$4,438

Typical total for the visit. In North Dakota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,438 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $1,202 to the doctor who performs it, and $3,236 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$1,202$933 to $1,380
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$3,236$617 to $4,898

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,236 · 10th to 90th $617 to $5,495Professionalmedian $1,202 · 10th to 90th $631 to $1,585
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $3,236professional $1,202

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
$616.60
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$5,011.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$933.25
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$1,584.89
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$1,122.02
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$158.49
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$1,202.26
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$1,258.93
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$1,949.84
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$5,495.41
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$1,621.81
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,235.94
Median
$4,897.79
Typical High
$5,495.41
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$1,230.27
2 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
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
22 · Increased work
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$1,905.46
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$1,584.89
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$2,398.83

Where North Dakota 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

North Dakota· 38th of 51

$4,438

$1,202 physician + $3,236 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.