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Follow-Up Repair Of A Forearm Extensor Tendon

Maine rates for HCPCS 25272

Surgical repair of a tendon in the forearm or wrist that helps straighten the fingers or wrist, performed as a follow-up procedure after an earlier injury or a repair that did not heal properly. The tendon ends are brought back together and stitched directly, without using a tissue graft to bridge a gap. It addresses a single tendon.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Follow-Up Repair Of A Forearm Extensor Tendon cost?

$2,947

Typical total for the visit. In Maine, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,947 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $708 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,239 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$708$661 to $851
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,239$2,188 to $2,291

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,239 · 10th to 90th $813 to $3,890Professionalmedian $708 · 10th to 90th $550 to $1,096
$500$1K$2Kfacility $2,239professional $708

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
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$707.95
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$1,096.48
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$2,951.21
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$1,202.26
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$3,890.45
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$1,047.13
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$707.95
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$3,890.45
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$933.25
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
$295.12
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$354.81
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$141.25
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$524.81
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$104.71
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$70.79
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$489.78
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$354.81
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$141.25
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$524.81
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$104.71
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$70.79
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$489.78

Where Maine sits

The same service costs 4.1 times more in Oklahoma 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

Maine· 31st of 51

$2,947

$708 physician + $2,239 facility

OK $7,594MT $1,845

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.