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Wrist Fusion Surgery

New Mexico 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?

$6,203

Typical total for the visit. In New Mexico, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $6,203 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $955 to the doctor who performs it, and $5,248 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$955$813 to $1,096
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$5,248$1,905 to $7,762

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5,248 · 10th to 90th $1,000 to $10,715Professionalmedian $955 · 10th to 90th $617 to $1,288
$100$1K$10Kfacility $5,248professional $955

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

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$7,762.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$954.99
BCBS New Mexico
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$1,380.38
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$6,025.60
Typical High
$8,317.64
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$1,258.93
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$1,071.52
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$8,709.64
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$1,348.96
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,995.26
Median
$5,495.41
Typical High
$16,982.44
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$1,023.29
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
$338.84
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$478.63
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$190.55
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$724.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$144.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$95.50
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$676.08

Where New Mexico 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

New Mexico· 24th of 51

$6,203

$955 physician + $5,248 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.