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Wrist Joint Replacement, Forearm Bone End

Illinois 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?

$4,436

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,436 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $1,047 to the doctor who performs it, and $3,388 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$1,047$794 to $1,514
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$3,388$1,622 to $7,762

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,388 · 10th to 90th $977 to $15,136Professionalmedian $1,047 · 10th to 90th $692 to $2,344
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $3,388professional $1,047

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
$831.76
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$9,772.37
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$1,949.84
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8,912.51
Median
$22,387.21
Typical High
$30,199.52
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$28,840.32
Median
$28,840.32
Typical High
$28,840.32
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$1,698.24
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$3,467.37
Hally Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$1,148.15
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$1,047.13
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,388.44
Median
$10,964.78
Typical High
$26,915.35
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$1,698.24

Where Illinois 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

Illinois· 38th of 50

$4,436

$1,047 physician + $3,388 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.