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Wrist Joint Replacement, Forearm Bone End

West Virginia 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?

$1,645

Typical total for the visit. In West Virginia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,645 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $851 to the doctor who performs it, and $794 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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$851$794 to $912
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$794$794 to $1,413

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $794 · 10th to 90th $794 to $2,630Professionalmedian $851 · 10th to 90th $724 to $1,175
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20K$50Kfacility $794professional $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
$794.33
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$2,630.27
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$912.01
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$1,047.13
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$933.25
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$2,511.89
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$5,370.32
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8,511.38
Median
$13,182.57
Typical High
$48,977.88
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$1,288.25

Where West Virginia 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

West Virginia· 50th of 50

$1,645

$851 physician + $794 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.