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Wrist Joint Replacement, Forearm Bone End

Massachusetts 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?

$4,678

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,678 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $1,047 to the doctor who performs it, and $3,631 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$1,047$851 to $1,778
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$3,631$2,692 to $5,623

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,631 · 10th to 90th $933 to $8,511Professionalmedian $1,047 · 10th to 90th $759 to $2,239
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20K$50Kfacility $3,631professional $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
$2,570.40
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$6,165.95
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$2,238.72
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,949.84
Median
$6,760.83
Typical High
$42,657.95
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$6,165.95
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$2,290.87
Fallon Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$3,630.78
Fallon Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$1,445.44
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,467.37
Median
$6,918.31
Typical High
$20,417.38
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$2,238.72
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,949.84
Median
$6,760.83
Typical High
$42,657.95
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$6,165.95
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,691.53
Median
$7,244.36
Typical High
$39,810.72
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$2,454.71

Where Massachusetts 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

Massachusetts· 36th of 50

$4,678

$1,047 physician + $3,631 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.