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Forearm Compartment Release, Both Muscle Groups

Maryland rates for HCPCS 25025

Emergency surgery to relieve dangerous pressure buildup in the forearm by cutting open the tough tissue layer encasing the muscles, releasing both the muscle group that bends the wrist and fingers and the group that straightens them. Muscle or nerve tissue that has already died from the pressure is removed at the same time. This is done for compartment syndrome, a condition where swelling inside the arm cuts off blood flow to the muscles and nerves.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Forearm Compartment Release, Both Muscle Groups cost?

$1,230

Typical physician fee. In Maryland, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,230 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1,175 to $1,349.

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 $617 · 10th to 90th $513 to $1,622Professionalmedian $1,230 · 10th to 90th $1,072 to $1,995
$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $617professional $1,230

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
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$1,348.96
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$1,548.82
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$794.33
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$2,691.53
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$2,454.71
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$3,311.31
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$2,630.27
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$1,819.70

Where Maryland sits

The same service costs 3.5 times more in California than in Maryland. 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· 51st of 51

$1,230

CA $4,365MD $1,230

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.