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Tendon Transfer in the Forearm or Wrist

North Carolina rates for HCPCS 25310

Moves a working tendon in the forearm or wrist from its normal attachment to a new one, so it can take over the job of a muscle or tendon that no longer works. It is used after nerve injury, paralysis, or a tendon rupture that cannot be stitched back together. Each tendon moved is counted separately.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Tendon Transfer in the Forearm or Wrist cost?

$1,660

Typical facility fee. In North Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,660 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $851 to $4,467.

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 $1,660 · 10th to 90th $603 to $8,318Professionalmedian $1,349 · 10th to 90th $1,349 to $1,445
$1$10$100$1K$10Kfacility $1,660professional $1,349

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
$602.56
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$6,918.31
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,089.30
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$3,019.95
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,348.96
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$1,445.44
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$1,412.54
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,630.27
Median
$8,709.64
Typical High
$14,791.08
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9,332.54
Median
$9,332.54
Typical High
$45,708.82
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$933.25

Where North Carolina sits

The same service costs 14.5 times more in Indiana than in North Dakota. 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.

North Carolina· 41st of 50

$1,660

IN $9,120ND $631

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.