go back

Repair of a Cut Tendon on the Back of the Forearm

Montana 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?

$1,607

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,607 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $794 to the doctor who performs it, and $813 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$794$525 to $794
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$813$813 to $977

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $813 · 10th to 90th $724 to $2,884Professionalmedian $794 · 10th to 90th $380 to $851
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $813professional $794

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
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$812.83
BCBS Montana
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,890.45
Median
$3,890.45
Typical High
$3,890.45
BCBS Montana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$794.33
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$2,630.27
Typical High
$7,585.78
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$794.33
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$933.25
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$851.14
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$2,630.27
Typical High
$7,585.78
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$794.33
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,479.11
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$4,570.88
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$933.25

Where Montana 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

Montana· 51st of 51

$1,607

$794 physician + $813 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.