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Opening a Joint at the Base of the Hand

California 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 July 2026.

Facilitymedian $5,754 · 10th–90th $2,089$13,8040%5%10th90th$5,754Professionalmedian $389 · 10th–90th $282$7410%10%20%10th90th$389$50.0$200.0$1.0K$5.0K$20.0K

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Facility and professional rates are different services and are charted separately. Need provider-level prices? Contact us.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,398.83
Median
$6,456.54
Typical High
$18,197.01
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,630.78
Median
$5,888.44
Typical High
$13,489.63
Blue Shield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$4,265.80
Typical High
$8,709.64
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$2,187.76
Contra Costa Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$512.86
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$741.31
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,897.79
Median
$4,897.79
Typical High
$28,840.32
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$660.69
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,238.72
Median
$4,265.80
Typical High
$9,549.93