Reviewed the same day by Texas-licensed clinicians

Wrist pain care online in Texas

Wrist pain from typing or overuse? A clinician reviews your symptoms and builds a plan. Hurt it in a fall? That needs an exam and X-ray: book in clinic or go to urgent care.

Insurance or a flat cash priceYour pharmacy, your choiceIn-person care if needed: our DFW clinics, or near you
Online evaluation
Same-day review24/7 weekdays · 7 AM–9 PM CT weekends
Short answer

Can I get online care for wrist pain in Texas?

Yes, for adults 18 and older in Texas. Wrist pain from typing or overuse? A clinician reviews your symptoms and builds a plan. Hurt it in a fall? That needs an exam and X-ray: book in clinic or go to urgent care. Review is by a Texas-licensed Passion Health clinician, 24/7 on weekdays and 7 AM–9 PM CT on weekends. The flat price is $59, or use insurance. A prescription goes to the pharmacy you choose only if it's appropriate; controlled medicines are never prescribed online. If you fell on an outstretched hand and have pain on the thumb side of your wrist, you need to be seen in person today instead (at our Dallas–Fort Worth clinics, or urgent care near you), and you don't pay the online fee.

Medically reviewed by Dr. Anantha Chentha, MD, Chief Quality Medical Officer, Passion Health · October 22, 2026

Price
$59 flat cash rate or insurance
Visit type
Online evaluation
Reviewed by
A Texas-licensed Passion Health physician, nurse practitioner or physician assistant
Turnaround
Same day · 24/7 weekdays, 7 AM–9 PM CT weekends
Insurance
BCBS of Texas, Aetna, UnitedHealthcare, Cigna, Humana, Healthcare Highways
Prescriptions
Only if appropriate, sent to your pharmacy · never controlled medicines online
About the condition

What to know about wrist pain

Wrist pain is pain in the bones, joints, tendons or nerves of the wrist. Common causes include overuse from typing, lifting or sports, irritated tendons on the thumb side, carpal tunnel syndrome, arthritis, fluid-filled lumps called ganglion cysts, and falls. People who use their hands all day, and new parents lifting a baby, often get it.

Before you start

Is online care right for you?

A good fit for online care

  • Wrist pain from typing, lifting, sports or caring for a baby
  • Pain on the thumb side of the wrist when you grip or lift
  • A soft lump on the wrist that comes and goes
  • Wrist pain that has built up over weeks without a fall

Book an in-person visit instead if

  • You fell on an outstretched hand and have pain on the thumb side of your wrist Same day
  • A cut, puncture or bite over your wrist or knuckles Same day
  • A hot, red, swollen wrist, even without a fever Same day
  • Finger numbness that never goes away, or a hand that's getting weaker Within days
  • You hurt your wrist and can't use your hand, or it might be broken Same day

Not near one of our clinics? Online Care is open to adults anywhere in Texas; our clinics are in Dallas–Fort Worth. If the safety questions or your clinician show you need to be examined, we tell you what kind of care you need and how soon — an emergency room, an urgent care center, or a clinician near you. If you've already paid, the full fee is refunded and you get a written summary of your visit to take with you.

Call 911 or go to the ER now if you have

Emergency room now

  • Your wrist looks bent or out of shape, or you can't move it after an injury
  • A hot, swollen wrist with a fever or chills
  • An open wound over the injury

Also call 911 for chest pain, trouble breathing, stroke signs, a sudden severe headache, fainting, a seizure, severe bleeding, new confusion, throat swelling, an overdose or thoughts of harming someone else — and call or text 988 for thoughts of harming yourself. If screening routes you before you pay, nothing is charged. If a clinician routes you after you've paid, the full fee is refunded.

How it works

How your wrist pain visit works

  1. 1
    Answer the wrist pain intake

    About 5 minutes, with photos if they help. Emergency and safety questions come first.

  2. 2
    A clinician reviews it the same day

    A Texas-licensed Passion Health clinician reads everything and calls or videos you if they need more.

  3. 3
    You get a plan

    If treatment is appropriate, a prescription goes to the pharmacy you choose.

  4. 4
    Follow-up is built in

    A 48-hour check-in and secure messaging. If you need to be seen, a same-day visit at our Dallas–Fort Worth clinics, or clear advice on where to go near you.

Your care

What to expect from your clinician

What your clinician may consider

  • Questions about how it started and exactly where it hurts — thumb side, little-finger side or the back of the wrist
  • A wrist splint, rest from the trigger, ice, and an anti-inflammatory if appropriate
  • An X-ray after a fall — some wrist fractures, like a break in the small scaphoid bone, cause only mild pain at first
  • Hand and wrist exercises once pain settles
  • An in-person exam if pain lasts or a lump keeps growing

Shown so you know what to expect. The reviewing clinician decides what, if anything, is appropriate for you — a prescription is never guaranteed, and controlled medicines are never prescribed online.

Labs, tests and Passion Health services

  • If your clinician recommends a wrist X-ray — for example, after a fall on an outstretched hand — they can refer you for one near you.
Price & insurance

How much does an online wrist pain visit cost?

Quick evaluation
$59
  • A Texas-licensed clinician reviews your intake
  • A care plan, and a prescription if appropriate
  • 48-hour check-in
  • 14 days of secure messaging

Using insurance: we're in network with BCBS of Texas, Aetna, UnitedHealthcare, Cigna, Humana and Healthcare Highways, and we verify eligibility for every plan before review — you see your estimated cost-share first. New patients have a short video visit, because plans pay for a visit, not a form. Same-day review applies to self-pay visits; insurance visits begin once we've verified your plan, which is the next business morning if you submit overnight or on a weekend. Medicare, Medicaid, CHIP and TRICARE are billed to the program, and the cash rate isn't offered for covered services.

Full refund if your case isn't accepted: if the clinician doesn't accept your case for online care, for any reason, the full fee is refunded to your card within 10 business days, and we help you get the care you need: a same-day visit at one of our Dallas–Fort Worth clinics or, if you're not near one, clear advice on where to be seen and a written summary of your visit. With insurance, no claim is submitted for the online review. Paying the flat price yourself? You can ask for a written Good Faith Estimate before your visit.

Labs and imaging, if needed, are billed separately, and medication is paid at your pharmacy. Passion Health doesn't sell, ship or mark up medication.

Follow-up

A 48-hour check-in message and 14 days of secure messaging. If you're not improving, we book a same-day clinic visit, or, if you're not near one of our clinics, tell you where to be seen near you.

Questions

Questions about wrist pain care

How much does an online wrist pain visit cost?

The flat cash rate is $59 for a quick evaluation, or use your insurance and pay your plan's cost-share — we show you an estimate before review starts. Medication is paid at your pharmacy. If the clinician doesn't accept your case for online care, for any reason, the full fee is refunded to your card.

Will I talk to someone, or is it just a form?

A Texas-licensed Passion Health clinician reviews every intake and decides your plan — not software. For wrist pain, Texas law lets the clinician evaluate you from a condition-specific intake plus your photos and records, and they'll call or video you whenever something needs a conversation. New patients using insurance have a short video visit, because plans pay for a visit, not a form.

Is a prescription guaranteed?

No. You're paying for a licensed clinician's evaluation and plan. Many visits end with a prescription; some end with a different plan, a test, or a referral. Controlled medicines — stimulants, benzodiazepines, opioids, testosterone, sleep aids like zolpidem — are never prescribed at an online visit.

Why do I need an X-ray after falling on my hand if the pain is mild?

A break in the scaphoid, a small bone on the thumb side of the wrist, can feel like a sprain and hurt only mildly at first. It has a fragile blood supply, so a missed break may heal poorly. That's why thumb-side pain after a fall usually needs an exam and X-ray, and sometimes a splint until the cause is clear.

What is the thumb-side wrist pain new parents get?

It's often de Quervain's tenosynovitis — irritation of two tendons along the thumb side of the wrist, set off by lifting with the thumb spread wide, as when picking up a baby. A thumb splint, changing how you lift, and an anti-inflammatory if appropriate often help. Your clinician can talk through other options if it doesn't settle.

The Texas law behind this visit

A clinician may form a valid patient relationship online using store-and-forward technology — your condition-specific intake, photos and records — paired with a call or video when needed, as long as the in-person standard of care is met (Tex. Occ. Code §111.005(a)(3), §111.007). Your clinician gives you guidance on follow-up care and, with your consent, sends new patients' visit notes to their primary care physician within 72 hours (§111.005(b)).

Full Texas-law summary →

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Medical reviewer

Dr. Anantha Chentha, MD, FACP, CHCQM-PHY ADV

Chief Quality Medical Officer, Passion Health · Texas-licensed internal medicine physician

Reviewed October 22, 2026

Reviewed for medical accuracy by Dr. Anantha Chentha, MD, Chief Quality Medical Officer, Passion Health, on October 22, 2026. Pages are reviewed again when clinical guidance or our visit rules change, and the date shown here is updated each time.

Sources: AAOS · ASSH · AAFP

Not sure online care is right for you?

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