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Opening a Joint at the Base of the Hand

North Dakota 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?

$1,390

Typical total for the visit. In North Dakota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,390 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $631 to the doctor who performs it, and $759 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$631$550 to $741
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$759$324 to $1,023

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $759 · 10th to 90th $324 to $1,698Professionalmedian $631 · 10th to 90th $331 to $832
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $759professional $631

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). 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
None
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$2,511.89
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$338.84
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$831.76
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
22 · Increased work
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$1,000.00
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$1,258.93
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$588.84
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$83.18
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$630.96
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$660.69
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$1,023.29
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$1,778.28
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$831.76
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$1,698.24
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$630.96

Where North Dakota 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

North Dakota· 42nd of 51

$1,390

$631 physician + $759 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.