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Opening a Joint at the Base of the Hand

Connecticut 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?

$4,085

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,085 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $537 to the doctor who performs it, and $3,548 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$537$417 to $631
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$3,548$1,738 to $5,370

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,548 · 10th to 90th $776 to $6,918Professionalmedian $537 · 10th to 90th $288 to $794
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $3,548professional $537

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

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,467.37
Median
$5,248.07
Typical High
$7,943.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$467.74
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,548.13
Median
$4,168.69
Typical High
$7,943.28
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$741.31
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$1,122.02
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$2,398.83
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$776.25
ConnectiCare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$758.58
ConnectiCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$524.81
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$7,413.10
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$870.96
6 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$234.42
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$95.50
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$354.81
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$70.79
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$46.77
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$331.13

Where Connecticut 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

Connecticut· 3rd of 51

$4,085

$537 physician + $3,548 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.