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Opening a Joint at the Base of the Hand

Oregon 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?

$631

Typical facility fee. In Oregon, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $631 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $513 to $692.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $631 · 10th to 90th $389 to $6,026Professionalmedian $692 · 10th to 90th $513 to $813
$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $631professional $692

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
$831.76
Median
$6,025.60
Typical High
$8,709.64
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$741.31
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$812.83
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$691.83
Pacific Source
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$645.65
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$741.31
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,890.45
Median
$5,248.07
Typical High
$6,760.83
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,454.71
Median
$4,897.79
Typical High
$7,244.36

Where Oregon 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.

Oregon· 45th of 50

$631

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.