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Procedure price report · Partial excision bone

Removal of part or all of the ulna at the wrist

CPT 25240the billing code this page is about

Surgery to take out the wrist end of the ulna, either partially or completely.

Hospitals typically charge $2,021 cash for this outpatient procedure — the median across 487 hospitals that filed a usable cash price; the average of the middle 60% is $2,463. Most fall between $797 and $5,576 (20th–80th percentile).

Hospitals
487
States
46
Filings dated
Dec 2023 – Sep 2026
Computed
September 25, 2026
Prices checked
through September 24, 2026

Median: half of hospitals filed less, half more — and it is a price some hospital actually filed. Average of the middle 60%: the mean of the prices between the 20th and 80th percentiles. We never publish the plain average, the lowest or the highest price: the extremes in hospital price files are chargemaster artefacts, not prices anyone pays.

What hospitals charge, from cheapest to most expensive

Cash price percentiles, outpatient, across 487 hospitals. Each figure is a price a hospital filed. 10th: one in ten hospitals charges less; 25th: a quarter charge less; Median: half charge less; 75th: three quarters charge less; 90th: nine in ten charge less.
10th25thMedian75th90th
$580$917$2,021$4,499$9,565

The most expensive tenth of hospitals charges at least 17× what the cheapest tenth charges ($580 vs $9,565).

How the prices are spread

$457 – $630: 40 hospitals$457$630 – $869: 47 hospitals$869 – $1,199: 53 hospitals$869$1,199 – $1,654: 53 hospitals$1,654 – $2,282: 41 hospitals$1,654$2,282 – $3,148: 33 hospitals$3,148 – $4,342: 70 hospitals$3,148$4,342 – $5,990: 34 hospitals$5,990 – $8,262: 34 hospitals$5,990$8,262 – $11,397: 34 hospitals$8,262median $2,021price bands are equal on a log scale
Hospitals per price band (439 of 487 — the bands cover the 5th to 95th percentile)
FromToHospitals
$457$63040
$630$86947
$869$1,19953
$1,199$1,65453
$1,654$2,28241
$2,282$3,14833
$3,148$4,34270
$4,342$5,99034
$5,990$8,26234
$8,262$11,39734

Against Medicare

Medicare pays (OPPS 2026, national rate)$3,343
Median cash price$2,021
Cash as a multiple of Medicare0.60×

The Medicare figure is the national unadjusted OPPS rate for this code — what Medicare itself pays a hospital before local wage adjustment. It is a benchmark, not a price anyone is charged.

By state

The median cash price in each state, against the national median of $2,021.

Alaska: 3 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureAKMaine: 3 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureMEVermont: 6 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureVTNew Hampshire: 9 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureNHWashington: median $1,503 across 10 hospitalsWA$1,503Idaho: median $5,452 across 14 hospitalsID$5,452Montana: 6 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureMTNorth Dakota: 2 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureNDMinnesota: median $2,922 across 18 hospitalsMN$2,922Illinois: median $779 across 14 hospitalsIL$779Wisconsin: median $2,166 across 29 hospitalsWI$2,166Michigan: median $783 across 29 hospitalsMI$783New York: median $3,840 across 25 hospitalsNY$3,840Massachusetts: 5 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureMAOregon: median $1,200 across 13 hospitalsOR$1,200Nevada: 5 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureNVWyoming: 6 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureWYSouth Dakota: 2 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureSDIowa: median $1,057 across 20 hospitalsIA$1,057Indiana: 9 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureINOhio: median $1,381 across 13 hospitalsOH$1,381Pennsylvania: median $2,382 across 21 hospitalsPA$2,382New Jersey: median $4,627 across 29 hospitalsNJ$4,627Connecticut: 1 hospital filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureCTRhode Island: no hospital in the corpus filed a usable priceRICalifornia: median $4,022 across 46 hospitalsCA$4,022Utah: no hospital in the corpus filed a usable priceUTColorado: 6 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureCONebraska: median $1,459 across 11 hospitalsNE$1,459Missouri: 7 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureMOKentucky: 3 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureKYWest Virginia: 7 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureWVVirginia: 7 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureVAMaryland: 1 hospital filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureMDDelaware: no hospital in the corpus filed a usable priceDEArizona: 7 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureAZNew Mexico: 6 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureNMKansas: 7 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureKSArkansas: 3 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureARTennessee: 6 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureTNNorth Carolina: 4 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureNCSouth Carolina: 6 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureSCOklahoma: median $716 across 13 hospitalsOK$716Louisiana: 4 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureLAMississippi: no hospital in the corpus filed a usable priceMSAlabama: 8 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureALGeorgia: 8 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureGAHawaii: 2 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureHITexas: median $3,843 across 26 hospitalsTX$3,843Florida: 7 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureFL
Cash price by state, most expensive first. National median $2,021. A state needs at least 10 hospitals with a usable price to show a figure.
StateHospitalsMedianvs national20th–80th
Idaho ID14$5,452+170%$834 – $8,372
New Jersey NJ29$4,627+129%$3,591 – $8,686
California CA46$4,022+99%$1,472 – $9,565
Texas TX26$3,843+90%$3,050 – $3,843
New York NY25$3,840+90%$1,351 – $4,084
Minnesota MN18$2,922+45%$1,674 – $3,184
Pennsylvania PA21$2,382+18%$284 – $5,038
Wisconsin WI29$2,166+7%$2,021 – $3,884
Washington WA10$1,503−26%$813 – $5,386
Nebraska NE11$1,459−28%$1,136 – $2,580
Ohio OH13$1,381−32%$877 – $1,711
Oregon OR13$1,200−41%$813 – $1,446
Iowa IA20$1,057−48%$913 – $1,057
Michigan MI29$783−61%$580 – $2,021
Illinois IL14$779−61%$526 – $2,735
Oklahoma OK13$716−65%$716 – $6,615
Indiana IN9not enough hospitals filed a usable price
New Hampshire NH9not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Alabama AL8not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Georgia GA8not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Arizona AZ7not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Florida FL7not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Kansas KS7not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Missouri MO7not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Virginia VA7not enough hospitals filed a usable price
West Virginia WV7not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Colorado CO6not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Montana MT6not enough hospitals filed a usable price
New Mexico NM6not enough hospitals filed a usable price
South Carolina SC6not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Tennessee TN6not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Vermont VT6not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Wyoming WY6not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Massachusetts MA5not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Nevada NV5not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Louisiana LA4not enough hospitals filed a usable price
North Carolina NC4not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Alaska AK3not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Arkansas AR3not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Kentucky KY3not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Maine ME3not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Hawaii HI2not enough hospitals filed a usable price
North Dakota ND2not enough hospitals filed a usable price
South Dakota SD2not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Connecticut CT1not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Maryland MD1not enough hospitals filed a usable price

Hospitals like yours

The same distribution cut by the kind of hospital. Hospital type and ownership come from CMS; a hospital counts as part of a system when its price file is shared with at least one other hospital under the same brand. The national median is $2,021.

Cash price by hospital segment. A segment needs at least 20 hospitals to show a figure.
SegmentHospitalsMedian20th–80th
Hospital type
Acute care376$2,920$813 – $6,361
Children’s9fewer than 20 hospitals
Critical access102$1,446$710 – $2,922
Ownership
For-profit59$4,187$1,152 – $8,241
Government76$1,215$799 – $3,840
Non-profit352$2,021$760 – $5,419
System affiliation
Part of a system381$2,197$760 – $6,311
Independent106$1,338$834 – $4,233

Cash price vs list price

Median list price (chargemaster)$2,769
Median cash price$2,021
Cash as a share of list, median hospital60%

At the typical hospital, asking for the cash price cuts the list price by about 40%. The share is the median of each hospital’s own cash ÷ list ratio, over hospitals that filed both — not the ratio of the two medians above.

The same procedure, inpatient

245 hospitals filed a usable inpatient cash price for this code. The median is $1,472 and the average of the middle 60% is $1,935; most fall between $716 and $5,317.

Cash price percentiles, inpatient, across 245 hospitals. Each figure is a price a hospital filed. 10th: one in ten hospitals charges less; 25th: a quarter charge less; Median: half charge less; 75th: three quarters charge less; 90th: nine in ten charge less.
10th25thMedian75th90th
$526$799$1,472$3,843$9,565

The most expensive tenth of hospitals charges at least 18× what the cheapest tenth charges ($526 vs $9,565).

Of the 268 hospitals that filed this code inpatient, 245 gave a usable cash price; 17 carried a plausibility flag, 0 filed a number their own filing marks as not a price, 0 gave an estimate, and 6 a list price only.

How complete is this

487 of the 3,956 hospitals with a price file in our corpus (12%) filed a usable outpatient cash price for this code, and those are the hospitals every figure on this page is computed from.

What the 542 hospitals that filed this code at all gave us
Usable cash price — counted487
Cash price carrying a plausibility flag — shown on the compare tool, excluded here41
A number the filing itself marks as not a price (a placeholder, a ratio) — excluded1
An estimate rather than a filed cash price — excluded3
A list price only, no cash figure — excluded10
Hospitals that filed this code542

Sections not shown for this setting

  • Since our last snapshot: there is no earlier snapshot at least 90 days older than this one yet.

We last checked these hospitals’ price files for changes between September 4, 2026 and September 24, 2026; the figures were computed September 25, 2026 from filings loaded through September 24, 2026. The percentiles and averages use only the “counted” row.

Related procedures

Part of the Partial excision bone family.

Hospitals file this code under descriptions such as Excision Distal Ulna Partial/Complete.

Method

Source
The machine-readable price files every U.S. hospital is required by CMS to publish, parsed per hospital. Nothing is surveyed, sampled or modelled.
What counts
One cash (self-pay) price per hospital for this code and setting. A hospital’s own filing can rule its number out — a placeholder, a “not applicable” note, a list price standing in for cash — and our plausibility checks can flag a price far below what every other hospital files. Both kinds are disclosed above and excluded from the statistics; on the compare tool a flagged price is still shown.
Statistics
Percentiles are discrete: each is a price some hospital filed. The average is the mean of the prices between the 20th and 80th percentiles. We never publish the plain mean, the minimum or the maximum. A state needs 10 hospitals and a segment 20 to show a figure; otherwise the row shows its count and no number. Medicare is the national unadjusted OPPS rate where one exists.
Names
Procedure names on these pages are our own plain-language titles, not the AMA’s copyrighted CPT descriptors. The code is the identity.

The full rules — sources, statistics, thresholds, limitations — are on the methodology page.

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Cite: HospitalRates.com, “Removal of part or all of the ulna at the wrist (CPT 25240) — cash price report,” computed September 25, 2026. https://hospitalrates.com/procedures/cpt-25240-removal-of-part-or-all-of-the-ulna-at-the-wrist