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Growth Plate Arrest of One Forearm Bone

South Carolina rates for HCPCS 25450

Surgery that stops further growth at the growth plate near the wrist end of one of the two forearm bones in a child or teenager. Halting growth on one side lets the other bone catch up so the wrist stays balanced. It is planned from x-rays that estimate how much growing is left.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Growth Plate Arrest of One Forearm Bone cost?

$708

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $708 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $692 from a physician practice, and about $9,772 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

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.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$692$562 to $794
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$9,772$1,175 to $16,982

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $9,772 · 10th to 90th $708 to $21,878Professionalmedian $692 · 10th to 90th $490 to $1,148
$50$200$1K$5K$20Kfacility $9,772professional $692

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
$707.95
Median
$11,748.98
Typical High
$22,908.68
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$1,096.48
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,786.30
Median
$11,481.54
Typical High
$19,952.62
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$1,288.25
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$2,630.27
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$1,380.38
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$1,380.38
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,884.03
Median
$16,595.87
Typical High
$24,547.09
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$1,174.90

Where South Carolina sits

The same service costs 7.8 times more in California than in Delaware. 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.

South Carolina· 42nd of 51

$708

CA $4,786DE $617

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.