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Anesthesia for Forearm, Wrist or Hand Procedures

Maryland rates for HCPCS 01850

Covers the anesthesia care given during a procedure on the forearm, wrist or hand. The anesthesia clinician provides a general anesthetic, a nerve block that numbs the arm, or a combination, then monitors breathing, heart rhythm and blood pressure throughout and manages recovery afterwards. The surgeon's work on the limb is a separate service and is billed separately.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Anesthesia for Forearm, Wrist or Hand Procedures cost?

$47.86

Typical physician fee. In Maryland, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $47.86 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $30.20 to $245.

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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $245 · 10th to 90th $245 to $331Professionalmedian $48 · 10th to 90th $30 to $501
$5$10$20$50$100$200$500facility $245professional $48

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
$245.47
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$331.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$501.19
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.95
Median
$3.63
Typical High
$5.13
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$281.84
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$316.23
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$562.34
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$100.00

Where Maryland sits

The same service costs 11.5 times more in New York than in Delaware. 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.

Maryland· 41st of 51

$47.86

NY $347DE $30.20

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.