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Removal Of A Deep Object In The Forearm Or Wrist

Ohio rates for HCPCS 25248

This is a surgical exploration to locate and remove a foreign object lodged deep in the forearm or wrist, beneath the muscle layer rather than just under the skin. It requires cutting through tissue to reach and retrieve the object, unlike a simple surface removal. The wound is then cleaned and closed.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Removal Of A Deep Object In The Forearm Or Wrist cost?

$4,168

Typical total for the visit. In Ohio, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,168 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $537 to the doctor who performs it, and $3,631 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$537$417 to $741
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$3,631$1,862 to $7,079

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,631 · 10th to 90th $776 to $10,715Professionalmedian $537 · 10th to 90th $380 to $2,951
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $3,631professional $537

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
$776.25
Median
$3,715.35
Typical High
$10,715.19
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$4,365.16
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$7,943.28
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$933.25
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$478.63
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$21,379.62
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$851.14
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21,379.62
Median
$21,379.62
Typical High
$21,379.62
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$870.96
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.11
SummaCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$912.01
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$3,801.89
Typical High
$6,165.95
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$776.25

Where Ohio sits

The same service costs 12.5 times more in West Virginia than in Delaware. 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

Ohio· 19th of 50

$4,168

$537 physician + $3,631 facility

WV $10,701DE $853

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.