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Surgical Repair Of A Wrist Bone That Failed To Heal

Iowa rates for HCPCS 25440

This procedure surgically repairs a wrist carpal bone fracture that failed to heal properly on its own, often using a bone graft to help the bone fuse back together. It addresses a fracture that has become a chronic problem rather than a fresh break. It typically involves removing scar tissue at the fracture site before fixing the bone with hardware and graft material.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Surgical Repair Of A Wrist Bone That Failed To Heal cost?

$6,478

Typical total for the visit. In Iowa, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $6,478 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $1,230 to the doctor who performs it, and $5,248 to the hospital or surgery center where it takes place. Done somewhere without a facility charge, you pay only the first.

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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$1,230$776 to $2,042
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$5,248$4,169 to $7,943

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5,248 · 10th to 90th $1,230 to $13,490Professionalmedian $1,230 · 10th to 90th $708 to $3,802
$100.0$500.0$2.0K$10.0Kfacility $5,248professional $1,230

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
$5,248.07
Typical High
$9,332.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$4,786.30
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$2,238.72
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$2,570.40
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$17,782.79
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$5,754.40
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,584.89
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$2,818.38
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,479.11
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$2,137.96
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7,413.10
Median
$11,220.18
Typical High
$19,054.61
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$2,187.76
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$1,737.80

Where Iowa sits

The same service costs 10.8 times more in Indiana than in North Dakota. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Physician feeFacility feeIowa $6,478 · 25th of 50
IN $23,219ND $2,157

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.