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Forearm or Wrist Tendon Transfer With a Graft

South Carolina rates for HCPCS 25312

A working tendon in the forearm or wrist is rerouted to take over the job of one that no longer functions, restoring movement of the wrist or fingers. A length of tendon taken from elsewhere in the body is used to bridge the gap and complete the connection. It covers a single tendon; if more than one is treated, each is billed separately.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Forearm or Wrist Tendon Transfer With a Graft cost?

$4,719

Typical total for the visit. In South Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,719 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $646 to the doctor who performs it, and $4,074 to the hospital or surgery center where it takes place. Done somewhere without a facility charge, you pay only the first.

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.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$646$229 to $891
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$4,074$1,778 to $13,804

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,074 · 10th to 90th $1,000 to $19,055Professionalmedian $646 · 10th to 90th $93 to $1,122
$100$500$2K$10Kfacility $4,074professional $646

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

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$10,964.78
Typical High
$21,877.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$831.76
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$5,370.32
Typical High
$19,054.61
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$1,122.02
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$2,137.96
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$1,380.38
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$891.25
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,445.44
Median
$4,265.80
Typical High
$21,379.62
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$1,445.44
11 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$416.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$165.96
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$616.60
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$123.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$83.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$575.44
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$691.83
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$275.42
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
81 · Minimal assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$190.55
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
82 · Assistant surgeon, no resident
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$190.55
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$190.55

Where South Carolina sits

The same service costs 4.4 times more in Wisconsin than in Montana. 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.

Physician feeFacility fee

South Carolina· 19th of 51

$4,719

$646 physician + $4,074 facility

WI $9,724MT $2,195

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.