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Opening a Joint at the Base of the Hand

Minnesota 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?

$2,138

Typical facility fee. In Minnesota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,138 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $933 to $3,890.

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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,138 · 10th to 90th $537 to $6,166
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,138

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
$331.13
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$4,265.80
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$4,677.35
Typical High
$12,022.64
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$3,235.94
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$2,570.40
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$3,890.45
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$5,754.40

Where Minnesota 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.

Minnesota· 31st of 50

$2,138

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.