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Wrist Joint Replacement, Forearm Bone End

Louisiana 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?

$4,467

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,467 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $1,000 to the doctor who performs it, and $3,467 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$1,000$813 to $1,288
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$3,467$1,318 to $6,918

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,467 · 10th to 90th $1,000 to $20,893Professionalmedian $1,000 · 10th to 90th $708 to $1,585
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20K$50Kfacility $3,467professional $1,000

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
$933.25
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$6,606.93
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$1,584.89
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10,964.78
Median
$19,952.62
Typical High
$38,018.94
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$1,318.26
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$724.44
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$398.11
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$1,548.82
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,479.11
Median
$10,964.78
Typical High
$26,302.68
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$1,513.56

Where Louisiana 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

Louisiana· 37th of 50

$4,467

$1,000 physician + $3,467 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.