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

Wyoming 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?

$2,569

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,569 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $871 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,698 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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$871$724 to $1,096
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,698$1,698 to $2,455

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,698 · 10th to 90th $1,698 to $2,951Professionalmedian $871 · 10th to 90th $490 to $1,318
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,698professional $871

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
$380.19
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$380.19
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$758.58
BCBS Wyoming
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$1,698.24
BCBS Wyoming
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$1,318.26
BCBS Wyoming
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$1,995.26
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$2,951.21
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$851.14
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$2,630.27
Typical High
$10,471.29
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$1,258.93

Where Wyoming 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

Wyoming· 14th of 51

$2,569

$871 physician + $1,698 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.