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Wrist Joint Replacement, Forearm Bone End

South Carolina 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?

$15,724

Typical total for the visit. In South Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $15,724 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $933 to the doctor who performs it, and $14,791 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$933$794 to $1,047
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$14,791$1,585 to $22,909

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $14,791 · 10th to 90th $933 to $43,652Professionalmedian $933 · 10th to 90th $708 to $1,413
$100$1K$10Kfacility $14,791professional $933

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
$933.25
Median
$12,022.64
Typical High
$22,908.68
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$1,412.54
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10,964.78
Median
$31,622.78
Typical High
$52,480.75
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$1,513.56
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$23,988.33
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$1,778.28
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$1,778.28
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8,709.64
Median
$22,387.21
Typical High
$47,863.01
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$1,380.38

Where South Carolina 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

South Carolina· 6th of 50

$15,724

$933 physician + $14,791 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.