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Opening a Joint at the Base of the Hand

Virginia 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?

$1,862

Typical facility fee. In Virginia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,862 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $389 to $3,981.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,138 · 10th to 90th $331 to $7,079Professionalmedian $417 · 10th to 90th $302 to $603
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,138professional $417

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. 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
Global
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$8,317.64
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,090.30
Median
$3,981.07
Typical High
$4,466.84
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$575.44
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$457.09
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$758.58
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$630.96
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$3,388.44
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,737.80
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$5,754.40

Where Virginia 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.

Virginia· 32nd of 50

$1,862

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.