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Opening a Joint at the Base of the Hand

New York 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?

$3,545

Typical total for the visit. In New York, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,545 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $309 to the doctor who performs it, and $3,236 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 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$309$263 to $331
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$3,236$1,479 to $5,012

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,236 · 10th to 90th $832 to $7,413Professionalmedian $309 · 10th to 90th $245 to $537
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $3,236professional $309

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
$1,659.59
Median
$5,248.07
Typical High
$9,120.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$645.65
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$3,890.45
Typical High
$7,943.28
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$416.87
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$630.96
CDPHP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,584.89
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$6,165.95
CDPHP
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$457.09
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$3,019.95
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$707.95
Emblem Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$1,288.25
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$562.34
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$436.52
MVP Health Care
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$4,365.16
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$812.83
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$2,187.76
Typical High
$6,309.57
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$794.33
Univera
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$1,949.84
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$436.52
15 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
$158.49
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$169.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$67.61
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$251.19
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$50.12
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$33.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$234.42
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$363.08
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$97.72
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$46.77
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$323.59
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$245.47
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$338.84
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$173.78
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$83.18
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$302.00

Where New York 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

New York· 6th of 51

$3,545

$309 physician + $3,236 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.