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Opening a Joint at the Base of the Hand

Missouri 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?

$2,724

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,724 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $380 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,344 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$380$331 to $457
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,344$1,202 to $4,467

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,344 · 10th to 90th $692 to $6,607Professionalmedian $380 · 10th to 90th $288 to $1,175
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,344professional $380

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
$1,548.82
Median
$3,981.07
Typical High
$7,762.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$416.87
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$3,467.37
Typical High
$7,079.46
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$512.86
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$758.58
BCBS Kansas City
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$436.52
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$2,187.76
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$645.65
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$16,218.10
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$3,388.44
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$3,235.94
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$645.65
6 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
$165.96
Typical High
$181.97
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$72.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$275.42
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$54.95
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$36.31
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$257.04

Where Missouri 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

Missouri· 10th of 51

$2,724

$380 physician + $2,344 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.