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Wrist Joint Replacement, Forearm Bone End

Idaho 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?

$5,726

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $5,726 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $1,259 to the doctor who performs it, and $4,467 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$1,259$851 to $1,585
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$4,467$1,349 to $25,119

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,467 · 10th to 90th $851 to $46,774Professionalmedian $1,259 · 10th to 90th $813 to $1,660
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20K$50Kfacility $4,467professional $1,259

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
$4,365.16
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$8,511.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$1,659.59
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,548.13
Median
$14,125.38
Typical High
$48,977.88
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,348.96
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$1,621.81
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17,782.79
Median
$17,782.79
Typical High
$17,782.79
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$1,412.54
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$1,905.46
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$1,862.09
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$33.11
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30,902.95
Median
$44,668.36
Typical High
$72,443.60
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$2,290.87
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$21,877.62
Typical High
$36,307.81
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$15,848.93
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,786.30
Median
$25,118.86
Typical High
$66,069.34
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$1,659.59

Where Idaho 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

Idaho· 30th of 50

$5,726

$1,259 physician + $4,467 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.