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Wrist Joint Replacement, Forearm Bone End

North Dakota 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?

$2,398

Typical total for the visit. In North Dakota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,398 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $1,585 to the doctor who performs it, and $813 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$1,585$813 to $1,905
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$813$813 to $1,380

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $813 · 10th to 90th $813 to $8,511Professionalmedian $1,585 · 10th to 90th $794 to $2,138
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $813professional $1,585

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
$812.83
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$8,511.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$2,187.76
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,445.44
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$2,137.96
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$2,511.89
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$2,398.83
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$6,025.60
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17,782.79
Median
$19,952.62
Typical High
$35,481.34
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$2,041.74

Where North Dakota 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

North Dakota· 49th of 50

$2,398

$1,585 physician + $813 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.