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Wrist Fusion Surgery

Nevada 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?

$5,923

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $5,923 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $794 to the doctor who performs it, and $5,129 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$794$692 to $933
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$5,129$2,951 to $7,762

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5,129 · 10th to 90th $1,349 to $9,772Professionalmedian $794 · 10th to 90th $617 to $1,202
$10$100$1K$10Kfacility $5,129professional $794

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
$776.25
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$7,244.36
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$776.25
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4,570.88
Median
$7,762.47
Typical High
$10,715.19
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$1,348.96
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$5,370.32
Typical High
$7,762.47
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$1,258.93
Hometown Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$1,122.02
Hometown Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5,370.32
Median
$5,370.32
Typical High
$5,370.32
Hometown Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$7.59
Typical High
$1,000.00
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$4,265.80
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$1,348.96
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,905.46
Median
$3,019.95
Typical High
$6,456.54
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$1,174.90
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
$354.81
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$389.05
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$154.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$588.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$117.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$77.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$549.54

Where Nevada 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

Nevada· 25th of 51

$5,923

$794 physician + $5,129 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.