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Wrist Fusion Surgery

Indiana 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?

$10,684

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $10,684 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $912 to the doctor who performs it, and $9,772 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$912$724 to $1,000
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$9,772$3,311 to $15,488

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $9,772 · 10th to 90th $1,230 to $28,840Professionalmedian $912 · 10th to 90th $617 to $1,349
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $9,772professional $912

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
$691.83
Median
$5,011.87
Typical High
$14,125.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$812.83
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,479.11
Median
$14,454.40
Typical High
$33,113.11
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$1,230.27
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$1,862.09
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
62 · Two surgeons
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$776.25
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$213.80
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$173.78
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$10,000.00
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$6,606.93
Typical High
$11,220.18
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$5,011.87
Physicians Health Plan of Northern Indiana
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,862.09
Median
$10,232.93
Typical High
$13,182.57
Physicians Health Plan of Northern Indiana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$1,445.44
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$5,128.61
Typical High
$14,454.40
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$1,318.26
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
$316.23
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$371.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$151.36
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$562.34
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$112.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$74.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$524.81

Where Indiana 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

Indiana· 4th of 51

$10,684

$912 physician + $9,772 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.