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Repair of a Cut Tendon on the Back of the Forearm

Idaho 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?

$3,151

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,151 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $912 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,239 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 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$912$776 to $1,000
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,239$1,820 to $4,571

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,239 · 10th to 90th $1,000 to $8,318Professionalmedian $912 · 10th to 90th $617 to $1,096
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $2,239professional $912

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
$1,202.26
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$8,709.64
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$1,000.00
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,187.76
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$8,511.38
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$1,023.29
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,819.70
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$2,754.23
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$776.25
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$6,456.54
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$1,202.26
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.11
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$912.01
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$1,148.15
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5,495.41
Median
$7,762.47
Typical High
$10,715.19
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$1,202.26
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$5,248.07
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$1,862.09
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,412.54
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$2,398.83
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$1,047.13
20 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
$323.59
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$501.19
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$204.17
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$758.58
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$151.36
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$707.95
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$912.01
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$102.33
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
63 · Small infant
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$1,230.27
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$707.95
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$162.18
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
81 · Minimal assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$162.18
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
82 · Assistant surgeon, no resident
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$162.18
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$138.04
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$501.19
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$204.17
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$758.58
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$151.36
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$707.95

Where Idaho 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

Idaho· 25th of 51

$3,151

$912 physician + $2,239 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.