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Opening a Joint at the Base of the Hand

Kentucky 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?

$1,722

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,722 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $309 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,413 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$309$269 to $468
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,413$676 to $2,344

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,413 · 10th to 90th $447 to $3,981Professionalmedian $309 · 10th to 90th $240 to $661
$50$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,413professional $309

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
$275.42
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$5,248.07
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$524.81
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$4,265.80
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$660.69
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$1,000.00
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$1,412.54
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$501.19
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$1,659.59
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$3,548.13
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$144.54
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$2,454.71
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$562.34
7 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
$138.04
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$204.17
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$83.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$309.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$61.66
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$40.74
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$288.40
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$223.87

Where Kentucky 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

Kentucky· 28th of 51

$1,722

$309 physician + $1,413 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.