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Removal of Diseased Bone From the Forearm

Washington, DC rates for HCPCS 25151

Removes diseased bone from one of the two long bones of the forearm, by shaving down the surface, scooping out a crater, or taking out a segment of the shaft. It is used mainly when infection has settled into the bone and the affected part has to come out for antibiotics to work. The wound may be packed or left partly open, and further surgery is sometimes needed to fill or reconstruct the gap.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Removal of Diseased Bone From the Forearm cost?

$661

Typical physician fee. In Washington, DC, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $661 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $589 to $1,514.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,074 · 10th to 90th $1,413 to $26,915Professionalmedian $661 · 10th to 90th $550 to $1,698
$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $4,074professional $661

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
$616.60
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$4,786.30
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$1,479.11
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$4,073.80
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$1,698.24
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$1,412.54
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,737.80
Median
$7,943.28
Typical High
$27,542.29
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$1,698.24
6 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$331.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$131.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$489.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$97.72
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$66.07
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$457.09

Where Washington, DC sits

The same service costs 7.6 times more in Alaska than in Texas. 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.

Washington, DC· 36th of 51

$661

AK $2,399TX $316

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.