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Wrist Fusion Surgery

Kentucky 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?

$3,693

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,693 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $741 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,951 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$741$631 to $1,023
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,951$1,259 to $6,026

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,951 · 10th to 90th $794 to $8,913Professionalmedian $741 · 10th to 90th $603 to $1,175
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $2,951professional $741

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
$630.96
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$8,511.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$933.25
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$9,332.54
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$1,148.15
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$1,698.24
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
62 · Two surgeons
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$707.95
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$181.97
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$158.49
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$8,128.31
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$1,122.02
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$6,165.95
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$5,011.87
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$478.63
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$7,943.28
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$1,288.25
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
$354.81
Typical High
$457.09
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$186.21
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$691.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$138.04
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$93.33
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$645.65

Where Kentucky 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

Kentucky· 47th of 51

$3,693

$741 physician + $2,951 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.