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Repair of a Cut Tendon on the Back of the Forearm

South 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?

$2,568

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,568 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $479 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,089 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$479$389 to $646
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,089$1,380 to $8,128

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,089 · 10th to 90th $933 to $13,804Professionalmedian $479 · 10th to 90th $89 to $851
$100$500$2K$10Kfacility $2,089professional $479

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
$575.44
Median
$10,964.78
Typical High
$21,877.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$575.44
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$3,981.07
Typical High
$12,589.25
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$851.14
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$2,818.38
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$977.24
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$2,089.30
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$1,047.13
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$645.65
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$18,197.01
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$1,071.52
11 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
$281.84
Typical High
$281.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$114.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$426.58
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$85.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$57.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$398.11
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$524.81
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$213.80
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
81 · Minimal assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$147.91
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
82 · Assistant surgeon, no resident
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$147.91
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$147.91

Where South 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

South Carolina· 40th of 51

$2,568

$479 physician + $2,089 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.