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Forearm Muscle Release With Tendon Transfer

South Carolina rates for HCPCS 25316

Releases the tightened muscles that bend the wrist and fingers by sliding their attachment down off the forearm bone, and also moves one or more tendons to a new attachment so that working muscles take over a lost function. It is used for a hand and wrist held permanently clenched, from conditions such as cerebral palsy or scarring after a severe forearm injury. The goal is a hand that can open, be kept clean, and be used for simple tasks.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Forearm Muscle Release With Tendon Transfer cost?

$933

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $933 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $851 from a physician practice, and about $4,266 from a hospital or other facility.

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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$851$427 to $1,175
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$4,266$1,349 to $18,621

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,266 · 10th to 90th $813 to $33,113Professionalmedian $851 · 10th to 90th $102 to $1,349
$100$500$2K$10K$50Kfacility $4,266professional $851

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
$1,047.13
Median
$10,000.00
Typical High
$21,877.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$1,047.13
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$6,309.57
Typical High
$36,307.81
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$1,445.44
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$5,623.41
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$1,659.59
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$4,168.69
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$1,659.59
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$1,148.15
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,819.70
Median
$6,606.93
Typical High
$23,988.33
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$1,737.80
12 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
$446.68
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$524.81
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$208.93
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$794.33
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$158.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$104.71
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$741.31
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$2,511.89
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$831.76
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$338.84
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
81 · Minimal assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$234.42
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
82 · Assistant surgeon, no resident
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$234.42
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$234.42

Where South Carolina sits

The same service costs 14.5 times more in Alaska than in Texas. 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.

South Carolina· 45th of 51

$933

AK $3,715TX $257

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.