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Open Repair of a Broken Hand Bone

North Carolina rates for HCPCS 26615

Surgery through an incision to repair a break in one of the long bones of the hand between the wrist and the knuckles, setting the pieces accurately and holding them with screws, a plate or wires. It is chosen when the bone is angled, rotated or unstable enough that a cast would leave the hand deformed or the grip weak. Each bone treated this way is counted separately.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Open Repair of a Broken Hand Bone cost?

$3,890

Typical facility fee. In North Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,890 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $851 to $8,511.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,890 · 10th to 90th $562 to $10,965Professionalmedian $724 · 10th to 90th $724 to $1,349
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $3,890professional $724

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. 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
Global
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$4,265.80
Typical High
$10,715.19
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$2,818.38
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$1,348.96
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$1,047.13
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,466.84
Median
$13,803.84
Typical High
$23,442.29
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9,332.54
Median
$9,332.54
Typical High
$33,884.42

Where North Carolina sits

The same service costs 21.9 times more in Maine than in Maryland. 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.

North Carolina· 32nd of 50

$3,890

ME $12,589MD $575

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.