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Wrist Joint Replacement, Forearm Bone End

Tennessee 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?

$6,578

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $6,578 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $955 to the doctor who performs it, and $5,623 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$955$794 to $1,288
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$5,623$2,692 to $10,000

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5,623 · 10th to 90th $1,318 to $15,849Professionalmedian $955 · 10th to 90th $724 to $1,778
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20K$50Kfacility $5,623professional $955

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
$2,951.21
Typical High
$6,456.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$1,737.80
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,235.94
Median
$9,549.93
Typical High
$15,135.61
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$1,862.09
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$30.20
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$1,698.24
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$42,657.95
Median
$79,432.82
Typical High
$79,432.82
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6,165.95
Median
$7,079.46
Typical High
$7,079.46
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6,456.54
Median
$10,964.78
Typical High
$19,952.62
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$1,698.24

Where Tennessee 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

Tennessee· 27th of 50

$6,578

$955 physician + $5,623 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.