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Shortening Of Both Forearm Bones

North Dakota 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?

$1,950

Typical negotiated rate. In North Dakota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,950 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,950 from a physician practice, and about $1,995 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$1,950$1,660 to $2,188
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,995$1,000 to $3,020

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,995 · 10th to 90th $1,000 to $3,236Professionalmedian $1,950 · 10th to 90th $1,047 to $2,512
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $1,995professional $1,950

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
$1,000.00
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$5,011.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$1,023.29
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,659.59
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$2,511.89
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$1,148.15
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$1,737.80
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$251.19
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$1,862.09
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$1,949.84
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$3,090.30
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$3,235.94
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$2,570.40
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,995.26
Median
$3,019.95
Typical High
$3,235.94
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$2,041.74
2 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
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
22 · Increased work
Typical Low
$1,949.84
Median
$2,570.40
Typical High
$3,019.95
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$2,454.71
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$3,715.35

Where North Dakota 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.

North Dakota· 8th of 51

$1,950

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.