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Wrist Joint Replacement, Forearm Bone End

Michigan 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?

$6,666

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $6,666 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $912 to the doctor who performs it, and $5,754 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$912$794 to $1,202
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$5,754$4,898 to $7,762

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5,754 · 10th to 90th $1,096 to $12,023Professionalmedian $912 · 10th to 90th $692 to $1,622
$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20K$50Kfacility $5,754professional $912

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
$1,096.48
Median
$5,754.40
Typical High
$7,762.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$1,202.26
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$1,698.24
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$1,698.24
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$1,479.11
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$4,897.79
Typical High
$6,918.31
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$1,230.27
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6,918.31
Median
$13,803.84
Typical High
$35,481.34
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$1,288.25

Where Michigan 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

Michigan· 26th of 50

$6,666

$912 physician + $5,754 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.