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

New Jersey 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 July 2026.

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

$6,555

Typical total for the visit. In New Jersey, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $6,555 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $389 to the doctor who performs it, and $6,166 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$389$355 to $676
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$6,166$4,571 to $8,511

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $6,166 · 10th to 90th $3,090 to $10,715Professionalmedian $389 · 10th to 90th $316 to $2,239
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $6,166professional $389

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
$3,090.30
Median
$6,165.95
Typical High
$10,715.19
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$5,888.44
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$1,148.15
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$630.96
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,548.13
Median
$5,754.40
Typical High
$7,413.10
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$1,819.70
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,511.89
Median
$6,165.95
Typical High
$10,471.29
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$912.01

Where New Jersey sits

The same service costs 10.2 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.

Physician feeFacility fee

New Jersey· 2nd of 50

$6,555

$389 physician + $6,166 facility

IN $7,625WV $744

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.