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Wrist Joint Replacement, Forearm Bone End

Alaska rates for HCPCS 25442

This surgery replaces the end of one of the forearm bones at the wrist, on the little-finger side, with an artificial implant. It is used when the joint surface has been badly damaged, such as by arthritis or a previous injury, causing pain and limited movement. Replacing the damaged bone end with a smooth artificial surface relieves pain and helps restore wrist motion.

Rates data updated July 2026.

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

$3,847

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,847 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $2,188 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,660 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$2,188$759 to $3,388
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,660$1,047 to $3,981

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,660 · 10th to 90th $891 to $9,772Professionalmedian $2,188 · 10th to 90th $724 to $4,365
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $1,660professional $2,188

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. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,398.83
Median
$9,772.37
Typical High
$16,595.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$3,981.07
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$2,630.27
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$4,365.16
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,862.09
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$4,365.16
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,311.31
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$4,570.88
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$4,365.16
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$2,630.27
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7,413.10
Median
$7,413.10
Typical High
$35,481.34
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$4,365.16

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 24.2 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

Alaska· 40th of 50

$3,847

$2,188 physician + $1,660 facility

IN $39,756WV $1,645

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.