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Wrist Joint Replacement, Forearm Bone End

New Mexico 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?

$11,797

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $11,797 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $832 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$832$724 to $1,202
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$10,965$1,202 to $42,658

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $10,965 · 10th to 90th $955 to $61,660Professionalmedian $832 · 10th to 90th $708 to $2,570
$100$1K$10Kfacility $10,965professional $832

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
$1,148.15
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$8,709.64
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$2,570.40
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12,022.64
Median
$42,657.95
Typical High
$67,608.30
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$1,513.56
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$2,754.23
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$1,174.90
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$1,659.59
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$1,698.24
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,659.59
Median
$22,387.21
Typical High
$75,857.76
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$1,584.89

Where New Mexico 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 Mexico· 9th of 50

$11,797

$832 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.