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Shortening Of Both Forearm Bones

Alaska rates for HCPCS 25392

Surgery that shortens both bones of the forearm, the radius and the ulna. A segment is removed from each bone and the ends are brought together and held in place while they heal. It is done to correct a length or alignment problem so the wrist and elbow line up and work together properly.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Shortening Of Both Forearm Bones cost?

$4,169

Typical negotiated rate. In Alaska, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,169 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $4,169 from a physician practice, and about $7,943 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$4,169$2,692 to $4,365
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$7,943$4,898 to $9,772

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $7,943 · 10th to 90th $3,467 to $14,125Professionalmedian $4,169 · 10th to 90th $1,148 to $5,012
$100$500$2K$10Kfacility $7,943professional $4,169

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
$3,890.45
Median
$10,964.78
Typical High
$16,595.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$4,897.79
Typical High
$12,882.50
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5,754.40
Median
$9,549.93
Typical High
$28,840.32
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$3,311.31
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,548.82
Median
$4,897.79
Typical High
$7,079.46
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$3,715.35
Typical High
$5,495.41
Premera BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,467.37
Median
$6,165.95
Typical High
$8,709.64
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4,168.69
Median
$4,168.69
Typical High
$4,168.69
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4,897.79
Median
$9,120.11
Typical High
$20,417.38
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$3,311.31
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,570.40
Median
$7,079.46
Typical High
$10,471.29
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$5,495.41

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 8.3 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.

Alaska· 1st of 51

$4,169

AK $4,169TX $501

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.