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Tendon Lengthening or Shortening, Forearm or Wrist

Utah 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 $6,026 · 10th–90th $3,162$9,1200%10%10th90th$6,026Professionalmedian $891 · 10th–90th $513$1,2590%20%10th90th$891$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0K

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
$831.76
Median
$6,025.60
Typical High
$8,709.64
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,677.35
Median
$6,309.57
Typical High
$9,772.37
U of Utah Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$1,258.93
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$5,128.61
Typical High
$8,317.64