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Follow-Up Repair Of A Forearm Extensor Tendon

New York 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?

$4,623

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,623 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $550 to the doctor who performs it, and $4,074 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 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$550$468 to $575
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$4,074$1,995 to $6,761

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,074 · 10th to 90th $1,175 to $9,772Professionalmedian $550 · 10th to 90th $437 to $933
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $4,074professional $550

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
$1,698.24
Median
$5,623.41
Typical High
$9,772.37
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$630.96
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$10,964.78
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$741.31
CDPHP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,905.46
Median
$2,951.21
Typical High
$8,912.51
CDPHP
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$794.33
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$5,623.41
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$1,258.93
Emblem Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$2,238.72
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$977.24
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$741.31
MVP Health Care
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$4,365.16
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$1,412.54
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$9,549.93
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$1,380.38
Univera
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$2,398.83
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$741.31
15 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
$281.84
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$316.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$125.89
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$467.74
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$95.50
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$63.10
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$436.52
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$588.84
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$154.88
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$74.13
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$512.86
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$436.52
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$588.84
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$309.03
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$147.91
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$512.86

Where New York 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

New York· 11th of 51

$4,623

$550 physician + $4,074 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.