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Shortening Of Both Forearm Bones

Illinois 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 July 2026.

How much does Shortening Of Both Forearm Bones cost?

$1,585

Typical negotiated rate. In Illinois, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,585 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,318 from a physician practice, and about $2,138 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

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.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$1,318$977 to $1,862
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,138$1,585 to $5,495

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,138 · 10th to 90th $1,047 to $9,772Professionalmedian $1,318 · 10th to 90th $871 to $2,754
$100.0$1.0K$10.0Kfacility $2,138professional $1,318

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$7,762.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$2,398.83
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8,912.51
Median
$10,715.19
Typical High
$22,908.68
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6,760.83
Median
$6,760.83
Typical High
$6,760.83
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$2,187.76
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$5,623.41
Hally Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$1,445.44
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$1,348.96
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,238.72
Median
$6,025.60
Typical High
$10,964.78
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$2,187.76

Where Illinois sits

The same service costs 6.0 times more in California than in New Mexico. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Illinois $1,585 · 22nd of 51
CA $6,166NM $1,023

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.