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Wrist Joint Replacement, Forearm Bone End

Arizona 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?

$5,637

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $5,637 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $851 to the doctor who performs it, and $4,786 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$851$741 to $1,122
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$4,786$3,090 to $7,413

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,786 · 10th to 90th $1,202 to $9,772Professionalmedian $851 · 10th to 90th $676 to $2,188
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $4,786professional $851

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
$2,238.72
Median
$4,897.79
Typical High
$8,317.64
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$3,801.89
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$3,981.07
Typical High
$7,413.10
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$2,137.96
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$1,584.89
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$15,488.17
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$6,025.60
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,466.84
Median
$10,715.19
Typical High
$17,378.01
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$1,479.11

Where Arizona 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

Arizona· 31st of 50

$5,637

$851 physician + $4,786 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.