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Opening a Joint at the Base of the Hand

Pennsylvania 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?

$1,435

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,435 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $339 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 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$339$316 to $398
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,096$631 to $2,399

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,096 · 10th to 90th $490 to $4,677Professionalmedian $339 · 10th to 90th $288 to $575
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,096professional $339

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
$645.65
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$8,511.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$338.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$234.42
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,981.07
Median
$4,365.16
Typical High
$56,234.13
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$588.84
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$407.38
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$1,698.24
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$691.83
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$537.03
Geisinger
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$1,862.09
Geisinger
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$630.96
Martin's Point
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$8,317.64
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$338.84
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$234.42
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$602.56
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$2,951.21
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$549.54
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$3,548.13
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$524.81
11 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
$144.54
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$169.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$67.61
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$251.19
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$50.12
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$33.88
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$891.25
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$169.82
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$67.61
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$251.19
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$50.12
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$33.88

Where Pennsylvania 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

Pennsylvania· 39th of 51

$1,435

$339 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.