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Opening a Joint at the Base of the Hand

Ohio 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?

$1,372

Typical total for the visit. In Ohio, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,372 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $275 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,096 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$275$209 to $355
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,096$708 to $2,884

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,096 · 10th to 90th $490 to $5,248Professionalmedian $275 · 10th to 90th $79 to $457
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,096professional $275

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
$1,412.54
Median
$4,365.16
Typical High
$12,589.25
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$3,311.31
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$4,466.84
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$446.68
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$660.69
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$1,047.13
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$1,995.26
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$575.44
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$1,995.26
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$575.44
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$407.38
SummaCare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$537.03
SummaCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$407.38
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$4,677.35
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$575.44
6 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
$630.96
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$251.19
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$933.25
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$186.21
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$125.89
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$870.96

Where Ohio 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

Ohio· 43rd of 51

$1,372

$275 physician + $1,096 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.