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Wrist Fusion Surgery

New York 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?

$7,034

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $7,034 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $724 to the doctor who performs it, and $6,310 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 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$724$631 to $776
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$6,310$2,692 to $10,965

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $6,310 · 10th to 90th $1,349 to $14,454Professionalmedian $724 · 10th to 90th $589 to $1,202
$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $6,310professional $724

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
$1,819.70
Median
$5,888.44
Typical High
$10,715.19
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$812.83
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,778.28
Median
$8,511.38
Typical High
$15,135.61
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$977.24
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$1,445.44
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
62 · Two surgeons
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$616.60
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$154.88
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$134.90
CDPHP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,290.87
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$10,964.78
CDPHP
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$1,047.13
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,348.96
Median
$8,317.64
Typical High
$16,982.44
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$1,659.59
Emblem Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$2,818.38
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$1,258.93
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$977.24
MVP Health Care
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$4,786.30
Typical High
$5,754.40
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$1,862.09
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$4,073.80
Typical High
$14,125.38
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$1,778.28
Univera
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$3,801.89
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$977.24
15 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
$371.54
Typical High
$380.19
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$151.36
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$575.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$114.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$75.86
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$537.03
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$758.58
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$204.17
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$97.72
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$676.08
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$562.34
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$758.58
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$398.11
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$190.55
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$676.08

Where New York 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 York· 16th of 51

$7,034

$724 physician + $6,310 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.