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Opening a Joint at the Base of the Hand

Alaska rates for HCPCS 26070

Opens one of the joints where a finger's long hand bone meets the small bones of the wrist, so the surgeon can look inside, drain infection, or take out a loose fragment or foreign object. It is done through a short incision directly over the joint. It targets that base joint rather than the knuckle or the finger joints further out.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Opening a Joint at the Base of the Hand cost?

$3,588

Typical total for the visit. In Alaska, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,588 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $1,349 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,239 to the hospital or surgery center where it takes place. Done somewhere without a facility charge, you pay only the first.

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.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$1,349$891 to $1,514
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,239$1,862 to $4,074

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,239 · 10th to 90th $1,349 to $7,079Professionalmedian $1,349 · 10th to 90th $339 to $1,698
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,239professional $1,349

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,548.82
Median
$9,549.93
Typical High
$16,595.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$9,549.93
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,348.96
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$6,918.31
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$1,047.13
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$2,238.72
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$1,862.09
Premera BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,412.54
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$2,951.21
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,348.96
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$1,348.96
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,348.96
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$6,918.31
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$1,047.13
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$4,265.80
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$1,819.70

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 4.6 times more in Colorado than in Montana. 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.

Physician feeFacility fee

Alaska· 5th of 51

$3,588

$1,349 physician + $2,239 facility

CO $4,822MT $1,050

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.