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Shortening Of Both Forearm Bones

Kentucky 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?

$1,122

Typical negotiated rate. In Kentucky, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,122 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,047 from a physician practice, and about $3,388 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$1,047$912 to $1,349
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,388$2,188 to $6,761

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,388 · 10th to 90th $1,072 to $8,511Professionalmedian $1,047 · 10th to 90th $851 to $1,698
$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $3,388professional $1,047

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
$616.60
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$8,511.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$1,698.24
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,949.84
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$8,511.38
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$1,659.59
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$1,659.59
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$1,548.82
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$1,862.09
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$7,079.46
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$794.33
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$4,677.35
Typical High
$8,511.38
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$1,995.26

Where Kentucky sits

The same service costs 6.0 times more in California than in New Mexico. 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.

Kentucky· 45th of 51

$1,122

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.