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Procedure price report · Other fracture and dislocation procedure

Open repair of a break above the elbow, no joint split

CPT 24545the billing code this page is about

Open surgery to repair a break across the lower end of the upper arm bone that does not extend between the elbow knobs, with fixation hardware when used.

Hospitals typically charge $4,860 cash for this outpatient procedure — the median across 643 hospitals that filed a usable cash price; the average of the middle 60% is $6,464. Most fall between $1,651 and $15,436 (20th–80th percentile).

Hospitals
643
States
49
Filings dated
Jan 2024 – Sep 2026
Computed
September 25, 2026
Prices checked
through September 24, 2026

Median: half of hospitals filed less, half more — and it is a price some hospital actually filed. Average of the middle 60%: the mean of the prices between the 20th and 80th percentiles. We never publish the plain average, the lowest or the highest price: the extremes in hospital price files are chargemaster artefacts, not prices anyone pays.

What hospitals charge, from cheapest to most expensive

Cash price percentiles, outpatient, across 643 hospitals. Each figure is a price a hospital filed. 10th: one in ten hospitals charges less; 25th: a quarter charge less; Median: half charge less; 75th: three quarters charge less; 90th: nine in ten charge less.
10th25thMedian75th90th
$1,023$1,937$4,860$14,242$24,769

The most expensive tenth of hospitals charges at least 24× what the cheapest tenth charges ($1,023 vs $24,769).

How the prices are spread

$790 – $1,135: 50 hospitals$790$1,135 – $1,629: 44 hospitals$1,629 – $2,339: 94 hospitals$1,629$2,339 – $3,359: 51 hospitals$3,359 – $4,823: 44 hospitals$3,359$4,823 – $6,926: 57 hospitals$6,926 – $9,944: 38 hospitals$6,926$9,944 – $14,279: 75 hospitals$14,279 – $20,502: 74 hospitals$14,279$20,502 – $29,439: 52 hospitals$20,502median $4,860price bands are equal on a log scale
Hospitals per price band (579 of 643 — the bands cover the 5th to 95th percentile)
FromToHospitals
$790$1,13550
$1,135$1,62944
$1,629$2,33994
$2,339$3,35951
$3,359$4,82344
$4,823$6,92657
$6,926$9,94438
$9,944$14,27975
$14,279$20,50274
$20,502$29,43952

Against Medicare

Medicare pays (OPPS 2026, national rate)$13,117
Median cash price$4,860
Cash as a multiple of Medicare0.37×

The Medicare figure is the national unadjusted OPPS rate for this code — what Medicare itself pays a hospital before local wage adjustment. It is a benchmark, not a price anyone is charged.

By state

The median cash price in each state, against the national median of $4,860.

Alaska: 8 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureAKMaine: 6 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureMEVermont: 8 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureVTNew Hampshire: 8 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureNHWashington: median $13,881 across 20 hospitalsWA$13,881Idaho: median $7,933 across 11 hospitalsID$7,933Montana: 6 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureMTNorth Dakota: 3 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureNDMinnesota: median $5,185 across 25 hospitalsMN$5,185Illinois: median $1,696 across 20 hospitalsIL$1,696Wisconsin: median $4,860 across 34 hospitalsWI$4,860Michigan: median $1,985 across 37 hospitalsMI$1,985New York: median $11,276 across 41 hospitalsNY$11,276Massachusetts: 2 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureMAOregon: median $3,072 across 24 hospitalsOR$3,072Nevada: 5 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureNVWyoming: 6 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureWYSouth Dakota: 2 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureSDIowa: median $2,287 across 24 hospitalsIA$2,287Indiana: 9 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureINOhio: median $3,419 across 18 hospitalsOH$3,419Pennsylvania: median $9,117 across 26 hospitalsPA$9,117New Jersey: median $14,242 across 32 hospitalsNJ$14,242Connecticut: 3 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureCTRhode Island: no hospital in the corpus filed a usable priceRICalifornia: median $7,795 across 62 hospitalsCA$7,795Utah: 1 hospital filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureUTColorado: 9 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureCONebraska: median $2,720 across 13 hospitalsNE$2,720Missouri: 8 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureMOKentucky: 6 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureKYWest Virginia: median $1,563 across 15 hospitalsWV$1,563Virginia: 8 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureVAMaryland: 2 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureMDDelaware: 1 hospital filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureDEArizona: 5 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureAZNew Mexico: 5 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureNMKansas: 7 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureKSArkansas: 7 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureARTennessee: median $5,690 across 11 hospitalsTN$5,690North Carolina: 3 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureNCSouth Carolina: 6 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureSCOklahoma: median $1,947 across 14 hospitalsOK$1,947Louisiana: 7 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureLAMississippi: 5 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureMSAlabama: 5 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureALGeorgia: 8 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureGAHawaii: 5 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureHITexas: median $10,903 across 43 hospitalsTX$10,903Florida: 9 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureFL
Cash price by state, most expensive first. National median $4,860. A state needs at least 10 hospitals with a usable price to show a figure.
StateHospitalsMedianvs national20th–80th
New Jersey NJ32$14,242+193%$5,339 – $17,169
Washington WA20$13,881+186%$1,745 – $28,435
New York NY41$11,276+132%$2,295 – $15,226
Texas TX43$10,903+124%$10,629 – $12,653
Pennsylvania PA26$9,117+88%$605 – $21,753
Idaho ID11$7,933+63%$2,825 – $15,889
California CA62$7,795+60%$6,412 – $24,769
Tennessee TN11$5,690+17%$869 – $16,052
Minnesota MN25$5,185+7%$2,010 – $5,266
Wisconsin WI34$4,8600%$4,583 – $7,885
Ohio OH18$3,419−30%$1,601 – $27,464
Oregon OR24$3,072−37%$1,726 – $29,451
Nebraska NE13$2,720−44%$1,385 – $3,825
Iowa IA24$2,287−53%$1,971 – $2,681
Michigan MI37$1,985−59%$1,530 – $4,860
Oklahoma OK14$1,947−60%$1,947 – $26,233
Illinois IL20$1,696−65%$1,083 – $2,944
West Virginia WV15$1,563−68%$977 – $3,833
Colorado CO9not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Florida FL9not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Indiana IN9not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Alaska AK8not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Georgia GA8not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Missouri MO8not enough hospitals filed a usable price
New Hampshire NH8not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Virginia VA8not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Vermont VT8not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Arkansas AR7not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Kansas KS7not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Louisiana LA7not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Kentucky KY6not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Maine ME6not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Montana MT6not enough hospitals filed a usable price
South Carolina SC6not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Wyoming WY6not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Alabama AL5not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Arizona AZ5not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Hawaii HI5not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Mississippi MS5not enough hospitals filed a usable price
New Mexico NM5not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Nevada NV5not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Connecticut CT3not enough hospitals filed a usable price
North Carolina NC3not enough hospitals filed a usable price
North Dakota ND3not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Massachusetts MA2not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Maryland MD2not enough hospitals filed a usable price
South Dakota SD2not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Delaware DE1not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Utah UT1not enough hospitals filed a usable price

Hospitals like yours

The same distribution cut by the kind of hospital. Hospital type and ownership come from CMS; a hospital counts as part of a system when its price file is shared with at least one other hospital under the same brand. The national median is $4,860.

Cash price by hospital segment. A segment needs at least 20 hospitals to show a figure.
SegmentHospitalsMedian20th–80th
Hospital type
Acute care469$6,878$1,837 – $17,169
Children’s15fewer than 20 hospitals
Critical access158$2,509$1,180 – $7,328
Ownership
For-profit61$12,653$2,284 – $18,829
Government96$2,509$1,562 – $15,226
Non-profit485$4,860$1,651 – $15,889
System affiliation
Part of a system514$5,741$1,849 – $16,538
Independent129$2,402$1,387 – $12,059

Cash price vs list price

Median list price (chargemaster)$4,286
Median cash price$4,860
Cash as a share of list, median hospital65%

At the typical hospital, asking for the cash price cuts the list price by about 35%. The share is the median of each hospital’s own cash ÷ list ratio, over hospitals that filed both — not the ratio of the two medians above.

The same procedure, inpatient

353 hospitals filed a usable inpatient cash price for this code. The median is $4,860 and the average of the middle 60% is $5,895; most fall between $1,509 and $15,453.

Cash price percentiles, inpatient, across 353 hospitals. Each figure is a price a hospital filed. 10th: one in ten hospitals charges less; 25th: a quarter charge less; Median: half charge less; 75th: three quarters charge less; 90th: nine in ten charge less.
10th25thMedian75th90th
$1,044$1,726$4,860$12,653$24,769

The most expensive tenth of hospitals charges at least 24× what the cheapest tenth charges ($1,044 vs $24,769).

Of the 394 hospitals that filed this code inpatient, 353 gave a usable cash price; 23 carried a plausibility flag, 0 filed a number their own filing marks as not a price, 0 gave an estimate, and 18 a list price only.

How complete is this

643 of the 3,956 hospitals with a price file in our corpus (16%) filed a usable outpatient cash price for this code, and those are the hospitals every figure on this page is computed from.

What the 709 hospitals that filed this code at all gave us
Usable cash price — counted643
Cash price carrying a plausibility flag — shown on the compare tool, excluded here52
A number the filing itself marks as not a price (a placeholder, a ratio) — excluded0
An estimate rather than a filed cash price — excluded0
A list price only, no cash figure — excluded14
Hospitals that filed this code709

Sections not shown for this setting

  • Since our last snapshot: there is no earlier snapshot at least 90 days older than this one yet.

We last checked these hospitals’ price files for changes between September 4, 2026 and September 24, 2026; the figures were computed September 25, 2026 from filings loaded through September 24, 2026. The percentiles and averages use only the “counted” row.

Related procedures

Part of the Other fracture and dislocation procedure family.

Hospitals file this code under descriptions such as Open Tx Humeral Supracondylar Fracture W/O Xtn.

Method

Source
The machine-readable price files every U.S. hospital is required by CMS to publish, parsed per hospital. Nothing is surveyed, sampled or modelled.
What counts
One cash (self-pay) price per hospital for this code and setting. A hospital’s own filing can rule its number out — a placeholder, a “not applicable” note, a list price standing in for cash — and our plausibility checks can flag a price far below what every other hospital files. Both kinds are disclosed above and excluded from the statistics; on the compare tool a flagged price is still shown.
Statistics
Percentiles are discrete: each is a price some hospital filed. The average is the mean of the prices between the 20th and 80th percentiles. We never publish the plain mean, the minimum or the maximum. A state needs 10 hospitals and a segment 20 to show a figure; otherwise the row shows its count and no number. Medicare is the national unadjusted OPPS rate where one exists.
Names
Procedure names on these pages are our own plain-language titles, not the AMA’s copyrighted CPT descriptors. The code is the identity.

The full rules — sources, statistics, thresholds, limitations — are on the methodology page.

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Cite: HospitalRates.com, “Open repair of a break above the elbow, no joint split (CPT 24545) — cash price report,” computed September 25, 2026. https://hospitalrates.com/procedures/cpt-24545-open-repair-of-a-break-above-the-elbow-no-joint-split