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Wrist Joint Replacement, Forearm Bone End

Florida 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?

$9,149

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $9,149 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $832 to the doctor who performs it, and $8,318 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$724 to $1,047
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$8,318$3,162 to $12,023

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $8,318 · 10th to 90th $1,202 to $16,596Professionalmedian $832 · 10th to 90th $676 to $1,622
$100$1K$10Kfacility $8,318professional $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
$1,047.13
Median
$6,025.60
Typical High
$12,302.69
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$1,659.59
AvMed
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$6,760.83
Typical High
$18,197.01
AvMed
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$891.25
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$14,791.08
Typical High
$15,135.61
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$1,659.59
Florida Blue
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6,165.95
Median
$12,302.69
Typical High
$23,442.29
Florida Blue
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$891.25
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$1,202.26
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,495.41
Median
$15,848.93
Typical High
$27,542.29
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$1,659.59
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$831.76

Where Florida 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

Florida· 16th of 50

$9,149

$832 physician + $8,318 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.