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Wrist Surgery To Stabilize A Fracture With Hardware

Maryland 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 July 2026.

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

$575

Typical physician fee. In Maryland, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $575 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $537 to $708.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,000 · 10th to 90th $513 to $4,074Professionalmedian $575 · 10th to 90th $490 to $1,445
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,000professional $575

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$1,445.44
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$724.44
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$3,467.37
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$1,230.27
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$1,047.13
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$14,791.08
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$1,174.90
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$831.76

Where Maryland sits

The same service costs 9.1 times more in California than in Delaware. 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.

Maryland· 50th of 51

$575

CA $5,012DE $550

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.