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Forearm Muscle Release With Tendon Transfer

Wyoming 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?

$2,138

Typical negotiated rate. In Wyoming, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,138 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $2,138 from a physician practice, and about $7,586 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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$2,138$1,778 to $2,692
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$7,586$7,586 to $7,762

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $7,586 · 10th to 90th $5,623 to $9,120Professionalmedian $2,138 · 10th to 90th $1,259 to $3,236
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $7,586professional $2,138

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
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$933.25
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$1,862.09
BCBS Wyoming
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7,585.78
Median
$7,585.78
Typical High
$7,585.78
BCBS Wyoming
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,778.28
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$3,235.94
BCBS Wyoming
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$1,778.28
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$4,786.30
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5,370.32
Median
$8,709.64
Typical High
$12,589.25
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$2,137.96
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,801.89
Median
$6,918.31
Typical High
$25,118.86
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$3,162.28

Where Wyoming 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.

Wyoming· 3rd of 51

$2,138

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.