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Shortening Of Both Forearm Bones

Nebraska 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?

$1,862

Typical negotiated rate. In Nebraska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,862 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,585 from a physician practice, and about $8,511 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$1,585$977 to $2,188
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$8,511$6,166 to $11,482

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $8,511 · 10th to 90th $1,698 to $14,454Professionalmedian $1,585 · 10th to 90th $912 to $5,495
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $8,511professional $1,585

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
$5,754.40
Median
$8,511.38
Typical High
$14,454.40
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$5,495.41
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7,943.28
Median
$10,471.29
Typical High
$20,417.38
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$2,238.72
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,495.41
Median
$5,495.41
Typical High
$5,495.41
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$2,187.76
Typical High
$2,884.03
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$10,471.29
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$7,413.10
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,949.84
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$3,162.28
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,495.41
Median
$5,495.41
Typical High
$5,495.41
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,949.84
Median
$2,187.76
Typical High
$3,162.28
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,548.82
Median
$6,606.93
Typical High
$10,964.78
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$2,630.27

Where Nebraska 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.

Nebraska· 10th of 51

$1,862

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.