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Wrist Joint Replacement, Forearm Bone End

Missouri 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?

$5,422

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $5,422 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $955 to the doctor who performs it, and $4,467 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$955$813 to $1,259
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$4,467$2,754 to $5,754

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,467 · 10th to 90th $1,479 to $8,511Professionalmedian $955 · 10th to 90th $741 to $4,169
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $4,467professional $955

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
$1,698.24
Median
$4,168.69
Typical High
$8,511.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$4,466.84
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,089.30
Median
$4,677.35
Typical High
$7,762.47
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$1,479.11
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$1,230.27
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$1,698.24
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$26,302.68
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$6,025.60
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,691.53
Median
$5,495.41
Typical High
$18,620.87
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$1,548.82

Where Missouri 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

Missouri· 33rd of 50

$5,422

$955 physician + $4,467 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.