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Preventive Forearm Bone Reinforcement

Washington, DC rates for HCPCS 25490

A preventive surgical procedure that reinforces the thumb-side forearm bone (the radius) with hardware such as a rod, pins, plate, or wire, sometimes along with a special bone cement. It is performed before an actual break occurs, usually because a weakened area in the bone puts it at risk of fracturing.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Preventive Forearm Bone Reinforcement cost?

$1,072

Typical physician fee. In Washington, DC, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,072 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $759 to $4,074.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,169 · 10th to 90th $759 to $7,762Professionalmedian $759 · 10th to 90th $724 to $1,514
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $4,169professional $759

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
$758.58
Median
$4,073.80
Typical High
$7,762.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$1,071.52
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$9,120.11
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$1,995.26
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$1,659.59
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,073.80
Median
$14,791.08
Typical High
$38,018.94
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$1,995.26

Where Washington, DC sits

The same service costs 6.9 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.

Washington, DC· 27th of 51

$1,072

CA $5,012DE $724

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.