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Wrist Joint Replacement, Forearm Bone End

Mississippi 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?

$2,836

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,836 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $794 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,042 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$794$724 to $1,413
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,042$1,023 to $9,333

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,042 · 10th to 90th $759 to $15,136Professionalmedian $794 · 10th to 90th $646 to $1,778
$100$1K$10Kfacility $2,042professional $794

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
$724.44
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$1,995.26
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$1,778.28
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17,782.79
Median
$17,782.79
Typical High
$17,782.79
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,412.54
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$17,782.79
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13,803.84
Median
$15,135.61
Typical High
$17,782.79
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$1,584.89
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,584.89
Median
$9,332.54
Typical High
$28,840.32
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$1,819.70

Where Mississippi 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

Mississippi· 47th of 50

$2,836

$794 physician + $2,042 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.