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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 July 2026.

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

$3,311

Typical facility fee. In Missouri, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,311 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $2,089 to $5,248.

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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,311 · 10th to 90th $1,096 to $7,413
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $3,311

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
$1,071.52
Median
$2,951.21
Typical High
$7,413.10
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,238.72
Median
$4,570.88
Typical High
$8,317.64
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$5,128.61
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$3,019.95

Where Missouri 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.

Missouri· 17th of 50

$3,311

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.