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Opening a Joint at the Base of the Hand

Hawaii 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?

$1,629

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,629 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $427 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,202 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$427$56.23 to $427
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,202$1,096 to $1,738

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,202 · 10th to 90th $977 to $3,890Professionalmedian $427 · 10th to 90th $30 to $447
$50$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,202professional $427

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
$933.25
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$3,890.45
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$426.58
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$1,584.89
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$426.58
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$537.03
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$1,737.80
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$426.58
University Health Alliance
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$4,168.69

Where Hawaii 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

Hawaii· 32nd of 51

$1,629

$427 physician + $1,202 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.