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Opening a Joint at the Base of the Hand

South Dakota 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?

$1,567

Typical total for the visit. In South Dakota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,567 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $676 to the doctor who performs it, and $891 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$676$490 to $794
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$891$513 to $1,175

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $891 · 10th to 90th $468 to $1,413Professionalmedian $676 · 10th to 90th $331 to $891
$500$1K$2Kfacility $891professional $676

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$3,090.30
Typical High
$4,365.16
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$331.13
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$1,174.90
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$954.99
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$1,202.26
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$3,388.44
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$724.44
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$1,348.96
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$691.83
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$645.65
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$1,698.24
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$891.25
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$794.33

Where South Dakota 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

South Dakota· 36th of 51

$1,567

$676 physician + $891 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.