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Pinning A Broken Wrist Through The Skin

Washington, DC rates for HCPCS 25606

Sets a break at the lower end of the forearm bone at the wrist and holds it with wires or screws passed through small punctures in the skin, without opening the fracture itself. X-ray pictures guide the surgeon in lining the bone up and placing the metalwork, and a cast or splint is usually applied afterwards. The metalwork is often taken out once the bone has healed.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Pinning A Broken Wrist Through The Skin cost?

$759

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $759 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $692 to $1,698.

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 $3,981 · 10th to 90th $1,288 to $19,953Professionalmedian $741 · 10th to 90th $631 to $1,950
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $3,981professional $741

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$3,090.30
Typical High
$6,606.93
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$1,479.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$537.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$501.19
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$2,630.27
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$1,949.84
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$1,621.81
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$5,754.40
Typical High
$27,542.29
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$1,949.84

Where Washington, DC sits

The same service costs 7.4 times more in Alaska than in Utah. 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· 36th of 51

$759

AK $2,754UT $372

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.