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Repair of a Cut Tendon on the Back of the Forearm

Kentucky 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 July 2026.

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

$3,715

Typical facility fee. In Kentucky, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,715 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $2,630 to $7,586.

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 $3,715 · 10th to 90th $851 to $9,550
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $3,715

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
$524.81
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$9,772.37
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,187.76
Median
$4,073.80
Typical High
$9,549.93
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$812.83
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$2,290.87
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$81.28
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$4,168.69
Typical High
$8,511.38

Where Kentucky sits

The same service costs 28.8 times more in Delaware than in West Virginia. 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.

Kentucky· 28th of 50

$3,715

DE $13,804WV $479

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.