go back

Wrist Joint Replacement, Forearm Bone Side

North Carolina rates for HCPCS 25441

This service replaces the end of the radius, one of the two forearm bones, at the wrist with an artificial implant. It is used when the joint surface at this location is severely damaged, such as from arthritis or a prior injury, and can no longer be repaired. The implant restores a smoother joint surface to help relieve pain and improve wrist movement.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Wrist Joint Replacement, Forearm Bone Side cost?

$3,150

Typical total for the visit. In North Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,150 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $1,413 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,738 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$1,413$977 to $2,291
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,738$1,202 to $8,710

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,738 · 10th to 90th $912 to $12,589Professionalmedian $1,413 · 10th to 90th $912 to $2,570
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20K$50Kfacility $1,738professional $1,413

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
$912.01
Median
$3,467.37
Typical High
$11,481.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$2,290.87
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,754.40
Median
$5,754.40
Typical High
$5,888.44
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$2,691.53
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$18,197.01
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$2,041.74
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,584.89
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$2,187.76
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$1,949.84
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10,000.00
Median
$19,054.61
Typical High
$30,902.95
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$1,949.84
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$42,657.95
Median
$63,095.73
Typical High
$63,095.73
Wellcare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6,760.83
Median
$6,760.83
Typical High
$8,128.31

Where North Carolina sits

The same service costs 16.3 times more in Indiana than in West Virginia. 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.

Physician feeFacility fee

North Carolina· 45th of 50

$3,150

$1,413 physician + $1,738 facility

IN $31,177WV $1,910

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.