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Wrist Joint Replacement, Forearm Bone End

Delaware 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?

$7,420

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $7,420 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $813 to the doctor who performs it, and $6,607 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 3 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$813$794 to $851
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$6,607$5,129 to $7,244

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $6,607 · 10th to 90th $851 to $7,244Professionalmedian $813 · 10th to 90th $708 to $1,514
$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $6,607professional $813

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
$6,606.93
Median
$6,606.93
Typical High
$7,244.36
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$2,187.76
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15,488.17
Median
$15,488.17
Typical High
$15,488.17
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$1,479.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$3,019.95
Typical High
$5,128.61
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$1,380.38

Where Delaware 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

Delaware· 21st of 50

$7,420

$813 physician + $6,607 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.