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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 July 2026.

How much does Shortening Of Both Forearm Bones cost?

$1,349

Typical negotiated rate. In New Jersey, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,349 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,072 from a physician practice, and about $7,079 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 5 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$1,072$955 to $1,905
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$7,079$6,026 to $10,000

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $7,079 · 10th to 90th $4,169 to $11,749Professionalmedian $1,072 · 10th to 90th $891 to $5,888
$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0K$20.0Kfacility $7,079professional $1,072

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
$4,168.69
Median
$6,918.31
Typical High
$11,748.98
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$6,760.83
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$3,235.94
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$1,621.81
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15,848.93
Median
$25,703.96
Typical High
$36,307.81
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$5,128.61
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,311.31
Median
$7,413.10
Typical High
$15,135.61
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$2,454.71

Where New Jersey sits

The same service costs 6.0 times more in California than in New Mexico. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

New Jersey $1,349 · 32nd of 51
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.