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Open Repair of a Broken Ulna Shaft

South Carolina 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?

$5,500

Typical total for the visit. In South Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $5,500 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $603 to the doctor who performs it, and $4,898 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$603$347 to $813
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$4,898$1,349 to $11,482

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,898 · 10th to 90th $794 to $19,953Professionalmedian $603 · 10th to 90th $105 to $912
$100$500$2K$10Kfacility $4,898professional $603

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
$724.44
Median
$9,772.37
Typical High
$21,877.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$812.83
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$5,011.87
Typical High
$18,197.01
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$1,047.13
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$7,079.46
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$1,122.02
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$2,691.53
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$1,023.29
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$812.83
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,819.70
Median
$6,606.93
Typical High
$23,988.33
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$1,096.48
12 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
$309.03
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$363.08
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$144.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$537.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$107.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$72.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$501.19
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$1,659.59
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$562.34
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$223.87
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
81 · Minimal assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$154.88
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
82 · Assistant surgeon, no resident
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$154.88
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$154.88

Where South Carolina 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

South Carolina· 23rd of 51

$5,500

$603 physician + $4,898 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.