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Shortening Of Both Forearm Bones

New Jersey 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?

$1,096

Typical negotiated rate. In New Jersey, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,096 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,072 from a physician practice, and about $4,898 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$1,072$933 to $1,148
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$4,898$3,090 to $7,762

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,898 · 10th to 90th $1,585 to $11,749Professionalmedian $1,072 · 10th to 90th $759 to $1,549
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $4,898professional $1,072

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4,365.16
Median
$6,760.83
Typical High
$11,748.98
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$1,096.48
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$4,265.80
Typical High
$8,128.31
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$2,187.76
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$1,479.11
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5,754.40
Median
$10,471.29
Typical High
$27,542.29
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$1,698.24
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$7,943.28
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$1,445.44
6 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
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$549.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$218.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$831.76
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$165.96
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$109.65
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$776.25

Where New Jersey 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.

New Jersey· 41st of 51

$1,096

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.