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Wrist Fusion Surgery

Connecticut 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?

$9,118

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $9,118 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $1,175 to the doctor who performs it, and $7,943 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$1,175$1,000 to $1,413
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$7,943$4,467 to $11,749

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $7,943 · 10th to 90th $1,096 to $21,878Professionalmedian $1,175 · 10th to 90th $676 to $1,820
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $7,943professional $1,175

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
$4,570.88
Median
$7,413.10
Typical High
$10,471.29
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$1,096.48
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,548.82
Median
$21,877.62
Typical High
$25,703.96
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$1,737.80
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$2,630.27
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
62 · Two surgeons
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$1,096.48
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$275.42
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$245.47
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$10,715.19
Typical High
$13,182.57
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$1,698.24
ConnectiCare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$1,023.29
ConnectiCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$1,288.25
Health New England
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$123.03
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$7,943.28
Typical High
$15,488.17
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$1,949.84
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
$371.54
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$549.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$218.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$831.76
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$165.96
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$109.65
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$776.25

Where Connecticut 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

Connecticut· 7th of 51

$9,118

$1,175 physician + $7,943 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.