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Shortening Of Both Forearm Bones

Rhode Island 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?

$1,380

Typical negotiated rate. In Rhode Island, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,380 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,380 from a physician practice, and about $3,236 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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$1,380$1,230 to $1,820
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,236$1,413 to $5,129

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,236 · 10th to 90th $813 to $7,762Professionalmedian $1,380 · 10th to 90th $912 to $1,820
$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $3,236professional $1,380

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
$2,398.83
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$3,981.07
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,380.38
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$1,380.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$1,023.29
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$204.17
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$138.04
BCBS Rhode Island
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$1,737.80
BCBS Rhode Island
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$831.76
BCBS Rhode Island
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$257.04
BCBS Rhode Island
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$123.03
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$4,786.30
Typical High
$6,918.31
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$2,089.30
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$2,630.27
Typical High
$9,549.93
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$1,905.46
3 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
$691.83
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$691.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$275.42
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$954.99

Where Rhode Island 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.

Rhode Island· 30th of 51

$1,380

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.