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Wrist Joint Replacement, Forearm Bone End

New Hampshire 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?

$12,167

Typical total for the visit. In New Hampshire, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $12,167 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $1,202 to the doctor who performs it, and $10,965 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$1,202$891 to $1,549
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$10,965$2,818 to $13,490

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $10,965 · 10th to 90th $2,399 to $15,849Professionalmedian $1,202 · 10th to 90th $813 to $1,905
$100$500$2K$10Kfacility $10,965professional $1,202

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
$100.00
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$15,848.93
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$1,023.29
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10,964.78
Median
$12,022.64
Typical High
$22,908.68
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$2,137.96
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$2,454.71
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12,589.25
Median
$12,589.25
Typical High
$12,589.25
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$1,862.09
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12,589.25
Median
$12,589.25
Typical High
$12,589.25
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$2,454.71
Well Sense
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$977.24

Where New Hampshire 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

New Hampshire· 8th of 50

$12,167

$1,202 physician + $10,965 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.