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Open Repair of a Broken Ulna Shaft

South 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?

$4,524

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,524 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $1,288 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$1,288$933 to $1,514
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$3,236$977 to $3,548

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,236 · 10th to 90th $891 to $5,370Professionalmedian $1,288 · 10th to 90th $631 to $1,698
$1K$2K$5Kfacility $3,236professional $1,288

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
$3,548.13
Typical High
$4,365.16
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$691.83
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$3,467.37
Typical High
$6,165.95
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$1,862.09
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$3,890.45
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$4,677.35
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,412.54
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$1,412.54
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$3,467.37
Typical High
$6,309.57
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$1,380.38
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$1,258.93
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,235.94
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$3,890.45
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$1,698.24
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$1,513.56

Where South 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

South Dakota· 37th of 51

$4,524

$1,288 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.