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Emergency Forearm Release With Debridement

Washington rates for HCPCS 25023

Emergency surgery that opens the tough fibrous sheath around the muscles of the forearm and wrist to relieve dangerous pressure inside it, and cuts away muscle or nerve tissue that has already died. One muscle group is released — either the flexor group on the palm side or the extensor group on the back of the forearm. The wound is generally left open at first and closed at a later operation.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Emergency Forearm Release With Debridement cost?

$2,818

Typical facility fee. In Washington, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,818 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1,698 to $7,943.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,818 · 10th to 90th $1,318 to $13,183
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $2,818

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
$1,698.24
Median
$6,456.54
Typical High
$18,620.87
Asuris Northwest Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6,456.54
Median
$10,000.00
Typical High
$17,782.79
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$4,466.84
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$4,265.80
Pacific Source
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,479.11
Median
$2,187.76
Typical High
$2,570.40
Premera BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,778.28
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$1,819.70
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6,760.83
Median
$9,772.37
Typical High
$17,378.01
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,454.71
Median
$10,232.93
Typical High
$18,620.87

Where Washington sits

The same service costs 7.9 times more in Indiana than in West Virginia. 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· 34th of 50

$2,818

IN $10,233WV $1,288

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.