go back

Wrist Joint Replacement, Forearm Bone End

Utah 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?

$7,122

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $7,122 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $1,096 to the doctor who performs it, and $6,026 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$1,096$776 to $1,660
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$6,026$3,388 to $8,511

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $6,026 · 10th to 90th $1,096 to $24,547Professionalmedian $1,096 · 10th to 90th $741 to $4,467
$100$1K$10Kfacility $6,026professional $1,096

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
$1,096.48
Median
$4,570.88
Typical High
$9,332.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$4,570.88
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$1,513.56
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$1,412.54
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26,302.68
Median
$36,307.81
Typical High
$54,954.09
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$1,905.46
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,479.11
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$1,479.11
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$1,548.82
U of Utah Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$1,584.89
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$5,128.61
Typical High
$35,481.34
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$1,348.96

Where Utah 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

Utah· 23rd of 50

$7,122

$1,096 physician + $6,026 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.