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Open Repair of a Broken Hand Bone

Ohio 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 October 2026.

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

$2,332

Typical total for the visit. In Ohio, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,332 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $427 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,905 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 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$427$123 to $589
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,905$1,072 to $5,623

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,905 · 10th to 90th $794 to $10,233Professionalmedian $427 · 10th to 90th $79 to $776
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,905professional $427

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
$851.14
Median
$5,011.87
Typical High
$12,589.25
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$1,995.26
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$7,762.47
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$758.58
Aultcare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$1,047.13
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$1,995.26
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$3,019.95
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$954.99
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$3,019.95
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$1,122.02
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$645.65
SummaCare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$1,000.00
SummaCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$870.96
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$10,471.29
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$1,023.29
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
$281.84
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$794.33
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$323.59
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$1,202.26
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$239.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$158.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$1,122.02

Where Ohio sits

The same service costs 4.7 times more in Oklahoma 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

Ohio· 49th of 51

$2,332

$427 physician + $1,905 facility

OK $8,820MT $1,888

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.