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Drainage of a Fluid-Filled Sac in the Forearm or Wrist

Alaska rates for HCPCS 25031

This procedure drains a swollen, fluid-filled cushioning sac (a bursa) near the forearm or wrist through a small incision, relieving pressure and pain caused by inflammation or infection of the sac. The area is opened, the fluid is drained, and the wound is typically left to heal or lightly closed depending on whether infection is present. It is a relatively minor, same-day procedure.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Drainage of a Fluid-Filled Sac in the Forearm or Wrist cost?

$3,893

Typical total for the visit. In Alaska, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,893 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $1,549 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,344 to the hospital or surgery center where it takes place. Done somewhere without a facility charge, you pay only the first.

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.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$1,549$933 to $1,585
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,344$1,905 to $6,607

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,344 · 10th to 90th $1,549 to $8,913Professionalmedian $1,549 · 10th to 90th $380 to $1,820
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,344professional $1,549

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). 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
None
Typical Low
$1,778.28
Median
$9,549.93
Typical High
$16,595.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$9,549.93
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,348.96
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$6,918.31
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$1,122.02
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$2,511.89
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$2,137.96
Premera BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,412.54
Median
$2,187.76
Typical High
$2,951.21
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,548.82
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$1,548.82
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,348.96
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$6,918.31
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$1,122.02
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,905.46
Median
$6,165.95
Typical High
$8,912.51
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$1,862.09

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 4.1 times more in Colorado than in Montana. 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.

Physician feeFacility fee

Alaska· 5th of 51

$3,893

$1,549 physician + $2,344 facility

CO $4,992MT $1,220

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.