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Wrist Surgery To Stabilize A Fracture With Hardware

Washington, DC rates for HCPCS 29847

This procedure uses a small camera and instruments inserted through tiny incisions in the wrist to place hardware, such as pins or screws, that stabilizes a fracture or unstable bone alignment. It allows the surgeon to fix the injury with less disruption to the surrounding tissue than a fully open surgery. It is typically used for certain wrist fractures or ligament injuries affecting joint stability.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Wrist Surgery To Stabilize A Fracture With Hardware cost?

$617

Typical physician fee. In Washington, DC, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $617 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $550 to $1,349.

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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,677 · 10th to 90th $1,413 to $19,055Professionalmedian $617 · 10th to 90th $513 to $1,585
$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $4,677professional $617

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
$575.44
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$6,606.93
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$588.84
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$5,011.87
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$1,584.89
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$1,318.26
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,754.23
Median
$5,128.61
Typical High
$42,657.95
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$1,584.89
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
$269.15
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$295.12
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$117.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$436.52
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$89.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$58.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$407.38

Where Washington, DC sits

The same service costs 6.3 times more in Alaska than in Utah. 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.

Washington, DC· 37th of 51

$617

AK $2,239UT $355

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.