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Wrist Joint Replacement, Forearm Bone End

Iowa 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?

$7,314

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $7,314 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $1,288 to the doctor who performs it, and $6,026 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$1,288$813 to $1,820
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$6,026$4,365 to $10,471

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $6,026 · 10th to 90th $1,288 to $27,542Professionalmedian $1,288 · 10th to 90th $741 to $2,818
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20K$50Kfacility $6,026professional $1,288

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
$1,288.25
Median
$5,370.32
Typical High
$7,943.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$5,128.61
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$2,344.23
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$2,511.89
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,148.15
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$45,708.82
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$6,025.60
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,621.81
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$2,818.38
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$2,238.72
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$1,737.80
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10,471.29
Median
$22,387.21
Typical High
$46,773.51
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$2,238.72
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$1,819.70

Where Iowa 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

Iowa· 22nd of 50

$7,314

$1,288 physician + $6,026 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.