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Anesthesia for Forearm, Wrist or Hand Procedures

Washington 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?

$79.43

Typical physician fee. In Washington, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $79.43 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $45.71 to $251.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $282 · 10th to 90th $50 to $347Professionalmedian $66 · 10th to 90th $38 to $309
$50$100$200$500facility $282professional $66

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. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$371.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$309.03
Asuris Northwest Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$323.59
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$275.42
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$112.20
Pacific Source
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$288.40
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$245.47
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$323.59
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$97.72
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$69.18

Where Washington 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.

Washington· 15th of 51

$79.43

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.