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Wrist Joint Replacement, Forearm Bone End

Colorado 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?

$18,615

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $18,615 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $832 to the doctor who performs it, and $17,783 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$832$832 to $1,202
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$17,783$3,802 to $34,674

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $17,783 · 10th to 90th $1,148 to $72,444Professionalmedian $832 · 10th to 90th $759 to $2,239
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20K$50K$100Kfacility $17,783professional $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
$2,754.23
Median
$5,495.41
Typical High
$9,549.93
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$2,691.53
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18,197.01
Median
$34,673.69
Typical High
$72,443.60
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$1,905.46
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$21,379.62
Typical High
$50,118.72
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$1,737.80
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$1,659.59
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$3,090.30
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$1,584.89
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$1,318.26
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11,220.18
Median
$18,620.87
Typical High
$28,183.83
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$1,905.46

Where Colorado 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

Colorado· 4th of 50

$18,615

$832 physician + $17,783 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.