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Cutting a Tight Tendon in the Forearm or Wrist

South Dakota rates for HCPCS 25290

Through an incision, a tendon in the forearm or wrist that is too tight is deliberately divided to release the pull it is putting on the wrist or fingers. Releasing it lets a joint that was being held in a bent or twisted position straighten out. It covers a single tendon; if more than one is released, each is billed separately.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Cutting a Tight Tendon in the Forearm or Wrist cost?

$741

Typical facility fee. In South Dakota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $741 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $575 to $871.

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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,000 · 10th to 90th $537 to $4,365Professionalmedian $741 · 10th to 90th $490 to $955
$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0Kfacility $1,000professional $741

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$4,365.16
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$1,412.54
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$1,000.00
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$870.96
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,162.28
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$6,760.83

Where South Dakota sits

The same service costs 21.9 times more in Indiana than in Delaware. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

South Dakota $741 · 47th of 50
IN $9,550DE $437

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.