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Wrist Joint Replacement, Forearm Bone End

Kansas 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?

$7,605

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $7,605 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $1,148 to the doctor who performs it, and $6,457 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$1,148$813 to $1,202
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$6,457$3,162 to $9,772

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $6,457 · 10th to 90th $1,122 to $16,596Professionalmedian $1,148 · 10th to 90th $794 to $1,288
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $6,457professional $1,148

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
$1,949.84
Median
$5,623.41
Typical High
$10,471.29
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$1,288.25
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16,595.87
Median
$17,378.01
Typical High
$17,378.01
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$1,202.26
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$707.95
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$1,621.81
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$19,054.61
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$6,025.60
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$10,232.93
Typical High
$19,054.61
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$1,318.26

Where Kansas 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

Kansas· 20th of 50

$7,605

$1,148 physician + $6,457 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.