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Shortening of a Forearm Bone

North Dakota rates for HCPCS 25390

Cuts one of the two forearm bones, removes a small segment so it becomes shorter, and fixes the ends together with a plate and screws while they heal. It is done when the two forearm bones are mismatched in length, which causes pain at the wrist or elbow and limits turning the palm. Only one of the two bones is shortened.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Shortening of a Forearm Bone cost?

$4,264

Typical total for the visit. In North Dakota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,264 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $1,445 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,818 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$1,445$1,230 to $1,660
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,818$759 to $4,266

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,818 · 10th to 90th $759 to $4,677Professionalmedian $1,445 · 10th to 90th $794 to $1,905
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $2,818professional $1,445

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
$758.58
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$5,011.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$870.96
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$1,905.46
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$1,318.26
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$190.55
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$1,412.54
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$1,513.56
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$2,344.23
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$4,570.88
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$1,995.26
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,818.38
Median
$4,168.69
Typical High
$4,677.35
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$1,513.56
2 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
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
22 · Increased work
Typical Low
$1,479.11
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$2,238.72
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$1,862.09
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$2,818.38

Where North Dakota sits

The same service costs 5.8 times more in Colorado than in Hawaii. 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

North Dakota· 37th of 51

$4,264

$1,445 physician + $2,818 facility

CO $13,979HI $2,423

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.