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Repair of a Cut Tendon on the Back of the Forearm

New Mexico 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?

$2,937

Typical total for the visit. In New Mexico, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,937 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $646 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$646$562 to $776
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,291$1,622 to $5,754

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,291 · 10th to 90th $776 to $12,589Professionalmedian $646 · 10th to 90th $427 to $912
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $2,291professional $646

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
$501.19
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$7,762.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$645.65
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$602.56
BCBS New Mexico
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$2,570.40
Typical High
$15,488.17
BCBS New Mexico
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$977.24
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$3,311.31
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$891.25
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$724.44
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$3,311.31
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$933.25
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$10,471.29
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$954.99
6 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
$323.59
Typical High
$323.59
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$128.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$478.63
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$95.50
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$64.57
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$446.68

Where New Mexico 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

New Mexico· 33rd of 51

$2,937

$646 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.