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Repair of a Cut Tendon on the Back of the Forearm

Connecticut rates for HCPCS 25270

Stitches back together a torn or cut tendon or muscle on the back of the forearm or wrist — the group that straightens the wrist and fingers. It is done soon after the injury, while the tendon ends can still be brought together directly. It covers one tendon; if more than one is repaired, each is billed separately.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Repair of a Cut Tendon on the Back of the Forearm cost?

$6,308

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $6,308 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $813 to the doctor who performs it, and $5,495 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$813$708 to $1,072
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$5,495$3,090 to $8,710

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5,495 · 10th to 90th $891 to $11,749Professionalmedian $813 · 10th to 90th $457 to $1,230
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $5,495professional $813

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4,570.88
Median
$7,413.10
Typical High
$10,232.93
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$776.25
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$11,748.98
Typical High
$13,803.84
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$1,230.27
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$4,466.84
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$1,230.27
ConnectiCare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$1,023.29
ConnectiCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$1,148.15
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$5,495.41
Typical High
$9,772.37
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$1,348.96
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
$251.19
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$363.08
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$147.91
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$549.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$109.65
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$74.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$512.86

Where Connecticut sits

The same service costs 4.5 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

Connecticut· 4th of 51

$6,308

$813 physician + $5,495 facility

WI $7,285MT $1,607

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.