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Opening a Joint at the Base of the Hand

Idaho 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?

$1,777

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,777 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $603 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,175 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 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$603$513 to $661
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,175$832 to $2,754

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,175 · 10th to 90th $562 to $4,169Professionalmedian $603 · 10th to 90th $407 to $724
$50$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,175professional $603

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
$1,621.81
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$7,244.36
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$660.69
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$489.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$97.72
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$457.09
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$4,168.69
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$676.08
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$616.60
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$67.61
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$478.63
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$1,445.44
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$512.86
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$5,495.41
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$776.25
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$489.78
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$97.72
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$457.09
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.11
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$602.56
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$758.58
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,691.53
Median
$3,890.45
Typical High
$5,248.07
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$776.25
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$3,801.89
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$977.24
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$954.99
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$660.69
9 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
$213.80
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$331.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$131.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$66.07
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Facility
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$1,778.28
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$6,309.57
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$1,023.29
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
63 · Small infant
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$812.83
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$331.13
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$131.83
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$66.07

Where Idaho 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

Idaho· 26th of 51

$1,777

$603 physician + $1,175 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.