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Repair of a Cut Tendon on the Back of the Forearm

North Carolina 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?

$3,123

Typical total for the visit. In North Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,123 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $832 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,291 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$832$589 to $1,175
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,291$1,349 to $3,090

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,291 · 10th to 90th $794 to $5,888Professionalmedian $832 · 10th to 90th $525 to $1,445
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,291professional $832

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
$489.78
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$10,471.29
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$724.44
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$831.76
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$3,311.31
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$1,445.44
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$2,454.71
Typical High
$3,235.94
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$1,202.26
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,148.15
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$1,148.15
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$2,691.53
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$1,412.54
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$12,022.64
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$1,230.27
12 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
$239.88
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$275.42
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$109.65
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$416.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$83.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$54.95
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$389.05
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$1,698.24
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$707.95
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$281.84
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
81 · Minimal assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$199.53
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
82 · Assistant surgeon, no resident
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$199.53
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$199.53

Where North Carolina 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

North Carolina· 27th of 51

$3,123

$832 physician + $2,291 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.