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Opening a Joint at the Base of the Hand

Illinois 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.

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

$1,585

Typical facility fee. In Illinois, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,585 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $661 to $3,236.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,862 · 10th to 90th $589 to $5,623Professionalmedian $603 · 10th to 90th $347 to $1,660
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,862professional $603

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$5,623.41
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,995.26
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$7,244.36
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,621.81
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$1,621.81
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$1,659.59
Hally Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$4,365.16

Where Illinois sits

The same service costs 21.9 times more in Indiana than in West Virginia. 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.

Illinois· 37th of 50

$1,585

IN $6,761WV $309

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.