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Wrist Fracture Repair, Joint Surface in Pieces

Nationwide rates for HCPCS 25609

Open surgery to repair a broken wrist at the lower end of the forearm bone, where the break runs into the wrist joint and the joint surface has broken into several pieces. Through an incision the surgeon lifts the fragments back into place and holds them with a plate and screws so the joint surface lines up smoothly again. Getting an even surface matters, because steps or gaps left in it lead to stiffness and arthritis later.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Wrist Fracture Repair, Joint Surface in Pieces cost?

$8,346

Typical total for the visit. Nationwide, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $8,346 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $1,585 to the doctor who performs it, and $6,761 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 62 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$1,585$1,148 to $2,291
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$6,761$3,388 to $10,965

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $6,761 · 10th to 90th $1,380 to $17,378Professionalmedian $1,585 · 10th to 90th $977 to $3,715
$100$500$2K$10Kfacility $6,761professional $1,585

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
$1,288.25
Median
$6,165.95
Typical High
$15,488.17
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
22 · Increased work
Typical Low
$30,902.95
Median
$30,902.95
Typical High
$30,902.95
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$2,818.38
Median
$7,585.78
Typical High
$10,000.00
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,630.78
Median
$9,120.11
Typical High
$20,892.96
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$10,232.93
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
22 · Increased work
Typical Low
$2,041.74
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$2,041.74
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$169.82
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,884.03
Median
$8,317.64
Typical High
$18,620.87

What it costs in each state

The same service costs 3.9 times more in Wisconsin than in Oregon. 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

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WI $16,203OR $4,179

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.