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Repair of a Cut Tendon on the Back of the Forearm

South 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?

$3,019

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,019 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $1,023 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$1,023$741 to $1,202
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,995$912 to $2,138

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,995 · 10th to 90th $708 to $2,399Professionalmedian $1,023 · 10th to 90th $525 to $1,349
$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,995professional $1,023

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
$4,365.16
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$549.54
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$2,187.76
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$1,479.11
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$2,398.83
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$5,011.87
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$1,122.02
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,905.46
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$2,630.27
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$1,071.52
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$1,000.00
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,995.26
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$2,398.83
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$1,348.96
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$1,202.26

Where South 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

South Dakota· 30th of 51

$3,019

$1,023 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.