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Cutting a Tight Tendon in the Forearm or Wrist

Vermont 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 October 2026.

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

$741

Typical physician fee. In Vermont, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $741 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $589 to $794.

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 $2,188 · 10th to 90th $468 to $3,631Professionalmedian $724 · 10th to 90th $513 to $977
$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $2,188professional $724

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$588.84
BCBS Vermont
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$1,584.89
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$3,630.78
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$891.25
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$724.44
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,187.76
Median
$2,187.76
Typical High
$2,187.76
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$1,096.48

Where Vermont sits

The same service costs 6.3 times more in Alaska than in Utah. 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.

Vermont· 20th of 51

$741

AK $1,820UT $288

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.