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Tendon Lengthening or Shortening, Forearm or Wrist

South Carolina rates for HCPCS 25280

Surgery that changes the working length of a tendon in the forearm or wrist, the cord that ties muscle to bone, by either shortening it or lengthening it. It is done when a tendon is too tight to let the wrist or fingers move, or too slack to move them fully. Each tendon treated is counted separately.

Facilitymedian $8,913 · 10th–90th $708$16,5960%10%10th90th$8,913$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0K$20.0K$50.0K

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Facility and professional rates are different services and are charted separately. Need provider-level prices? Contact us.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$10,471.29
Typical High
$18,197.01
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,884.03
Median
$6,760.83
Typical High
$12,589.25
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$1,096.48
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$1,380.38
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,398.83
Median
$12,302.69
Typical High
$21,877.62