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Wrist Joint Replacement, Forearm Bone End

Nevada 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?

$4,832

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,832 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $851 to the doctor who performs it, and $3,981 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$851$776 to $1,096
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$3,981$3,388 to $7,762

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,981 · 10th to 90th $776 to $14,454Professionalmedian $851 · 10th to 90th $741 to $3,631
$10$100$1K$10Kfacility $3,981professional $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
$776.25
Median
$3,981.07
Typical High
$7,762.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$4,466.84
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8,912.51
Median
$14,454.40
Typical High
$20,892.96
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$1,513.56
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$1,479.11
Hometown Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.31
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$1,318.26
Hometown Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$1,096.48
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$724.44
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$1,380.38
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$6,309.57
Typical High
$18,620.87
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$1,479.11

Where Nevada 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

Nevada· 35th of 50

$4,832

$851 physician + $3,981 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.