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Wrist Joint Replacement, Forearm Bone End

New Jersey 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?

$9,363

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $9,363 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $851 to the doctor who performs it, and $8,511 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$851$794 to $1,479
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$8,511$6,310 to $11,482

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $8,511 · 10th to 90th $4,365 to $13,804Professionalmedian $851 · 10th to 90th $708 to $4,786
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20K$50Kfacility $8,511professional $851

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
$4,365.16
Median
$8,511.38
Typical High
$13,489.63
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$8,511.38
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$2,570.40
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$1,288.25
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$36,307.81
Median
$58,884.37
Typical High
$93,325.43
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$4,073.80
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,786.30
Median
$10,471.29
Typical High
$29,512.09
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$1,949.84

Where New Jersey 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 Jersey· 15th of 50

$9,363

$851 physician + $8,511 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.