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Repair of a Cut Tendon on the Back of the Forearm

North Dakota 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?

$2,972

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,972 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $977 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,995 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$977$832 to $1,096
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,995$490 to $3,020

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,995 · 10th to 90th $490 to $3,236Professionalmedian $977 · 10th to 90th $513 to $1,259
$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $1,995professional $977

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. 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
$489.78
Typical High
$6,456.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$616.60
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$1,258.93
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
22 · Increased work
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$1,513.56
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$891.25
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$125.89
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$954.99
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$1,000.00
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$1,548.82
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$3,235.94
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$1,288.25
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,995.26
Median
$3,019.95
Typical High
$3,235.94
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$977.24

Where North Dakota 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 Dakota· 31st of 51

$2,972

$977 physician + $1,995 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.