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Wrist Fusion Surgery

Arkansas rates for HCPCS 25800

Permanently joins the bones of the wrist so the joint no longer bends. The surgeon clears the worn-out cartilage from the joint surfaces and holds the bones together while they knit into one solid unit. It is done to take away pain from a severely damaged or arthritic wrist, accepting the loss of wrist movement in exchange.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Wrist Fusion Surgery cost?

$5,769

Typical total for the visit. In Arkansas, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $5,769 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $871 to the doctor who performs it, and $4,898 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$871$776 to $1,023
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$4,898$2,512 to $6,761

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,898 · 10th to 90th $1,288 to $9,120Professionalmedian $871 · 10th to 90th $741 to $1,175
$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $4,898professional $871

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

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$2,454.71
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$870.96
BCBS Arkansas
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4,786.30
Median
$6,760.83
Typical High
$9,120.11
BCBS Arkansas
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$1,023.29
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$5,888.44
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$1,230.27
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,659.59
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$9,120.11
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$1,380.38
6 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$436.52
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$173.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$660.69
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$131.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$87.10
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$616.60

Where Arkansas sits

The same service costs 6.2 times more in Colorado than in Montana. 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

Arkansas· 26th of 51

$5,769

$871 physician + $4,898 facility

CO $14,513MT $2,350

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.