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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 July 2026.

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

$331

Typical facility fee. In North Dakota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $331 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $324 to $2,512.

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 3 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $331 · 10th to 90th $324 to $8,511
$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $331

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
$323.59
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$8,511.38
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$954.99
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,398.83
Median
$3,019.95
Typical High
$3,388.44

Where North Dakota 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 Dakota· 49th of 50

$331

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.