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Shortening Of Both Forearm Bones

Florida 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?

$851

Typical negotiated rate. In Florida, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $851 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $759 from a physician practice, and about $2,630 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$759$525 to $933
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,630$1,514 to $5,129

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,630 · 10th to 90th $1,072 to $12,023Professionalmedian $759 · 10th to 90th $93 to $1,230
$50$200$1K$5K$20Kfacility $2,630professional $759

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
$776.25
Median
$4,786.30
Typical High
$11,748.98
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$1,096.48
AvMed
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$9,772.37
AvMed
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$1,202.26
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$3,467.37
Typical High
$6,606.93
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$1,621.81
Florida Blue
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$2,630.27
Typical High
$16,982.44
Florida Blue
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$1,230.27
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$1,122.02
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$10,000.00
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$1,698.24
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$977.24
6 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
$426.58
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$549.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$218.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$831.76
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$165.96
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$109.65
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$776.25

Where Florida 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.

Florida· 48th of 51

$851

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.