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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.

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

$4,266

Typical facility fee. In New York, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,266 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $2,630 to $6,310.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,266 · 10th to 90th $501 to $8,913
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $4,266

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
$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

Where New York 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.

New York· 8th of 50

$4,266

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.