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Opening a Joint at the Base of the Hand

North Carolina 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?

$871

Typical facility fee. In North Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $871 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $407 to $4,365.

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 $871 · 10th to 90th $316 to $7,244Professionalmedian $468 · 10th to 90th $468 to $759
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $871professional $468

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. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$7,585.78
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$1,348.96
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$1,513.56
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$758.58
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$676.08
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$3,467.37
Typical High
$7,079.46
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,897.79
Median
$4,897.79
Typical High
$28,840.32

Where North Carolina 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.

North Carolina· 42nd of 50

$871

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.