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Wrist Fusion Surgery

Virginia 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?

$7,420

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $7,420 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $813 to the doctor who performs it, and $6,607 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$813$741 to $933
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$6,607$2,188 to $10,965

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $6,607 · 10th to 90th $813 to $15,849Professionalmedian $813 · 10th to 90th $661 to $1,175
$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $6,607professional $813

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
$812.83
Median
$5,623.41
Typical High
$10,964.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$1,122.02
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9,772.37
Median
$12,022.64
Typical High
$15,848.93
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$1,000.00
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$1,479.11
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
62 · Two surgeons
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$630.96
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$158.49
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$138.04
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$1,071.52
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$9,772.37
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$1,148.15
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$977.24
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$1,288.25
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$1,348.96
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$1,122.02
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$2,454.71
Typical High
$12,882.50
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$1,737.80
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,570.40
Median
$10,000.00
Typical High
$25,118.86
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$676.08
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
$389.05
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$407.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$165.96
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$616.60
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$123.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$81.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$575.44

Where Virginia 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

Virginia· 13th of 51

$7,420

$813 physician + $6,607 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.