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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 July 2026.

Facilitymedian $4,266 · 10th–90th $501$8,9130%5%10%10th90th$4,266$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0K$20.0K$50.0K

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Facility and professional rates are different services and are charted separately. Need provider-level prices? Contact us.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$3,715.35
Typical High
$8,511.38
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,630.27
Median
$4,786.30
Typical High
$9,120.11
CDPHP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$6,165.95
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$1,659.59
Emblem Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$1,230.27
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$309.03
MVP Health Care
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$50,118.72
Typical High
$75,857.76
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,862.09
Median
$3,467.37
Typical High
$7,244.36
Univera
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$1,318.26