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Tendon Lengthening or Shortening, Forearm or Wrist

Washington 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 $1,479 · 10th–90th $724$17,3780%5%10%10th90th$1,479$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0K$20.0K

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
$1,096.48
Median
$6,456.54
Typical High
$20,892.96
Asuris Northwest Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6,456.54
Median
$8,709.64
Typical High
$17,378.01
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$4,466.84
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$3,890.45
Pacific Source
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$1,148.15
Premera BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$977.24
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6,165.95
Median
$8,912.51
Typical High
$17,378.01
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,884.03
Median
$10,232.93
Typical High
$18,620.87