Wrist fracture care, no reset cost in Anchorage, AK
In Anchorage, AK, 2 hospitals list a cash price for closed treatment of a wrist (distal radius) fracture, no resetting: from $384.00 to $1,299.48, with a median of $841.74. The lowest listed price is at Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium — $457.74 less than the median here. Across Alaska, the median is $583.70 at 7 hospitals.
Cash prices at 2 facilities for code 25600, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Aug 20, 2026.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Anchorage, AK.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium lowest Anchorage, AK · (907) 563-2662 Closed treatment of broken forearm (radius) bone at the wrist area on the thumb side of the wrist without manipulation | $384.00 | $384.00 | $307.20–$1,233.00 | — | Aug 20, 2026 source file |
| Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium lowest Anchorage, AK · (907) 563-2662 Closed treatment of broken forearm (radius) bone at the wrist area on the thumb side of the wrist without manipulation | $384.00 | $384.00 | $307.20–$1,233.00 | — | Aug 20, 2026 source file |
| Providence Alaska Medical Center Anchorage, AK · (907) 562-2211 HC ED TREAT DISTAL RADIAL FRACTURE RADIUS/ULNA W/O MANIP CDM | $1,299.48 | $1,666.00 | — | 22% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $384.00, median $841.74, highest $1,299.48 — a 3.4× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $841.74. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
Cash or insurance?
At the one hospital here that publishes insurer rates for this code, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated. If you have insurance but have not met your deductible, you usually pay your plan's negotiated rate, which falls somewhere in the "Insurers pay" column. Paying cash can cost less, but a cash payment usually does not count toward your deductible. Ask the hospital for both numbers before you book.
What it is
This is treatment of a broken distal radius, the forearm bone near the wrist, when the bone does not need to be pushed back into place and no surgery is done. Treatment is usually a splint or cast and follow-up checks.
What the price covers
The code covers the fracture care; for the treating doctor this usually includes follow-up visits over the following weeks. X-rays, the emergency room visit and casting supplies may be billed separately.