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Wrist Joint Replacement, Forearm Bone End

Oklahoma 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?

$14,034

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $14,034 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $851 to the doctor who performs it, and $13,183 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$776 to $1,047
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$13,183$2,042 to $25,704

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $13,183 · 10th to 90th $1,230 to $37,154Professionalmedian $851 · 10th to 90th $708 to $1,259
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20K$50Kfacility $13,183professional $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
$1,000.00
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$8,128.31
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$851.14
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17,378.01
Median
$26,302.68
Typical High
$44,668.36
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$1,174.90
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$23,988.33
Median
$23,988.33
Typical High
$23,988.33
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$1,288.25
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$3,019.95
Typical High
$20,417.38
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$6,025.60
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,949.84
Median
$12,022.64
Typical High
$28,183.83
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$1,122.02

Where Oklahoma 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

Oklahoma· 7th of 50

$14,034

$851 physician + $13,183 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.