Wrist fracture care, no reset cost in Buffalo, NY
In Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY, 5 hospitals list a cash price for closed treatment of a wrist (distal radius) fracture, no resetting: from $101.81 to $856.00, with a median of $856.00. The lowest listed price is at Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center — $754.19 less than the median here. Across New York, the median is $533.31 at 54 hospitals.
Cash prices at 5 facilities across 3 cities 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 Aug 25, 2026 and Aug 25, 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 Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center lowest Niagara Falls, NY · (716) 278-4000 CLOSED TREATMENT OF BROKEN FOREARM (RADIUS) BONE AT THE WRIST AREA ON THE THUMB SIDE OF THE WRIST WITHOUT MANIPULATION | $101.81 | $145.44 | $145.44–$1,515.00 | 30% | — source file |
| Erie County Medical Center Buffalo, NY · (716) 898-3936 CL TREAT COLLES FX W/O MANIP | $477.00 | $1,167.90 | $216.25–$3,120.00 | 59% | Aug 25, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital of Buffalo Buffalo, NY · (716) 826-7000 HC Pbb Closed Rx Dist Rad/Ulna Fx | $856.00 | $856.00 | $56.03–$856.00 | — | — source file |
| Mount St. Mary's Hospital Lewiston, NY · (716) 297-4800 HC Pbb Closed Rx Dist Rad/Ulna Fx | $856.00 | $856.00 | $42.85–$856.00 | — | — source file |
| Mount St. Mary's Hospital Lewiston, NY · (716) 297-4800 HC Closed Rx Dist Rad/Ulna Fx | $856.00 | $856.00 | $42.85–$856.00 | — | — source file |
| Sisters of Charity Hospital Buffalo, NY · (716) 862-1000 HC Closed Rx Dist Rad/Ulna Fx | $856.00 | $856.00 | $42.85–$856.00 | — | — source file |
| Sisters of Charity Hospital Buffalo, NY · (716) 862-1000 HC Pbb Closed Rx Dist Rad/Ulna Fx | $856.00 | $856.00 | $42.85–$856.00 | — | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital of Buffalo Buffalo, NY · (716) 826-7000 HC Closed Rx Dist Rad/Ulna Fx | $856.00 | $856.00 | $56.03–$856.00 | — | — source file |
| Mount St. Mary's Hospital Lewiston, NY · (716) 297-4800 Cltx Dstl Radial Fx/Epiphysl Sep W/O Mnpj | $1,284.24 | $1,284.24 | $42.85–$856.00 | — | — source file |
| Sisters of Charity Hospital Buffalo, NY · (716) 862-1000 Cltx Dstl Radial Fx/Epiphysl Sep W/O Mnpj | $1,284.24 | $1,284.24 | $42.85–$856.00 | — | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital of Buffalo Buffalo, NY · (716) 826-7000 Cltx Dstl Radial Fx/Epiphysl Sep W/O Mnpj | $1,284.24 | $1,284.24 | $56.03–$856.00 | — | — source file |
| Mount St. Mary's Hospital Lewiston, NY · (716) 297-4800 Cltx Dstl Radial Fx/Epiphysl Sep W/O Mnpj | $1,284.24 | $1,284.24 | $42.85–$856.00 | — | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $101.81, median $856.00, highest $856.00 — a 8.4× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 4 facilities here, median $856.00. 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 2 of 5 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 1 it is below every plan's rate. 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.