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Wrist Joint Replacement, Forearm Bone End

Alabama 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?

$7,911

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $7,911 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $832 to the doctor who performs it, and $7,079 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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$832$708 to $1,318
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$7,079$1,698 to $14,454

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $7,079 · 10th to 90th $1,096 to $18,197Professionalmedian $832 · 10th to 90th $646 to $1,585
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $7,079professional $832

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
$954.99
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$2,398.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$1,737.80
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12,882.50
Median
$15,488.17
Typical High
$20,417.38
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$1,174.90
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$1,479.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,311.31
Median
$6,760.83
Typical High
$13,489.63
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$1,412.54

Where Alabama 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

Alabama· 19th of 50

$7,911

$832 physician + $7,079 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.