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Open Wrist Exploration

Alaska rates for HCPCS 25101

Opens the wrist joint through an incision so the surgeon can look directly inside it, take a sample of tissue if needed, and remove any loose fragments or foreign material. It is used when the cause of pain, swelling or catching is not clear from scans, or when something has to be taken out of the joint.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Open Wrist Exploration cost?

$5,772

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $5,772 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $1,698 to the doctor who performs it, and $4,074 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$1,698$1,000 to $1,778
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$4,074$3,311 to $8,511

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,074 · 10th to 90th $2,512 to $12,023Professionalmedian $1,698 · 10th to 90th $417 to $2,089
$100$500$2K$10Kfacility $4,074professional $1,698

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
$1,949.84
Median
$10,964.78
Typical High
$16,595.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$12,882.50
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,570.40
Median
$4,168.69
Typical High
$12,882.50
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$1,288.25
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$2,818.38
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$2,290.87
Premera BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,511.89
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$5,248.07
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$1,698.24
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,995.26
Median
$4,073.80
Typical High
$12,882.50
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$1,288.25
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,570.40
Median
$7,079.46
Typical High
$10,471.29
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$2,290.87

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 5.4 times more in Wisconsin 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

$5,772

$1,698 physician + $4,074 facility

WI $7,097MT $1,322

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.