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Open Repair of a Broken Hand Bone

Virginia 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?

$4,996

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,996 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $631 to the doctor who performs it, and $4,365 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$631$575 to $708
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$4,365$1,380 to $10,233

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,365 · 10th to 90th $646 to $14,791Professionalmedian $631 · 10th to 90th $513 to $933
$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $4,365professional $631

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
$645.65
Median
$4,365.16
Typical High
$10,964.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$1,047.13
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4,677.35
Median
$6,456.54
Typical High
$7,244.36
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$776.25
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$851.14
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$3,235.94
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$891.25
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$794.33
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$724.44
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$1,047.13
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$676.08
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$10,715.19
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$1,380.38
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,570.40
Median
$10,000.00
Typical High
$25,118.86
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$1,047.13
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
$309.03
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$323.59
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$128.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$489.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$97.72
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$64.57
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$457.09

Where Virginia 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

Virginia· 14th of 51

$4,996

$631 physician + $4,365 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.