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Shortening Of Both Forearm Bones

Massachusetts 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 Massachusetts, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,585 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,380 from a physician practice, and about $3,311 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 7 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$1,380$1,096 to $2,239
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,311$2,089 to $4,571

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,311 · 10th to 90th $1,148 to $6,607Professionalmedian $1,380 · 10th to 90th $955 to $2,951
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20K$50Kfacility $3,311professional $1,380

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
$1,778.28
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$4,897.79
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$2,818.38
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,238.72
Median
$5,623.41
Typical High
$45,708.82
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$7,413.10
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$2,818.38
Fallon Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$3,630.78
Fallon Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$1,778.28
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,398.83
Median
$5,248.07
Typical High
$11,220.18
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$2,818.38
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,238.72
Median
$5,623.41
Typical High
$45,708.82
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$7,413.10
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,041.74
Median
$5,248.07
Typical High
$15,135.61
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$3,090.30

Where Massachusetts 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.

Massachusetts· 20th of 51

$1,585

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.