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Shortening Of Both Forearm Bones

New York 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 New York, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,585 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,175 from a physician practice, and about $4,898 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 9 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$1,175$933 to $1,738
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$4,898$3,090 to $7,762

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,898 · 10th to 90th $1,445 to $11,482Professionalmedian $1,175 · 10th to 90th $871 to $2,951
$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $4,898professional $1,175

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
$1,230.27
Median
$4,365.16
Typical High
$10,000.00
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$2,691.53
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,548.13
Median
$5,495.41
Typical High
$12,882.50
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$2,511.89
CDPHP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,445.44
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$8,912.51
CDPHP
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,445.44
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$1,445.44
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,621.81
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$1,862.09
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$4,677.35
Emblem Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$3,630.78
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$2,398.83
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$954.99
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$2,137.96
MVP Health Care
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$50,118.72
Typical High
$75,857.76
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$2,951.21
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,398.83
Median
$4,897.79
Typical High
$11,748.98
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$4,365.16
Univera
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$5,623.41
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$3,090.30

Where New York 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.

New York· 21st 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.