Opening a Small Joint in the Hand

Nationwide rates for HCPCS 26075

Opens a small joint of the hand through an incision so the surgeon can look inside it, wash out infection, or take out a loose fragment or foreign material. It is used when a joint is infected and needs draining, or when something inside it has to be removed.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Opening a Small Joint in the Hand cost?

$5,653

Typical total for the visit. Nationwide, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $5,653 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $525 to the doctor who performs it, and $5,129 to the hospital or surgery center where it takes place. Done somewhere without a facility charge, you pay only the first.

9% physician fee91% facility fee

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 53 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the bill	Who charges it	Typical	Range
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it	The doctor who performs it	$525	$398 to $776
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center	The hospital or surgery center	$5,129	$2,239 to $8,913

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5,129 · 10th to 90th $562 to $13,490Professionalmedian $525 · 10th to 90th $331 to $1,288

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	Facility/Professional	Modifier	Typical Low	Median	Typical High
Aetna Setting Facility Modifier Global Typical Low $645.65 Median $4,570.88 Typical High $11,748.98	Facility	Global	$645.65	$4,570.88	$11,748.98
BCBS Setting Facility Modifier Global Typical Low $2,951.21 Median $8,128.31 Typical High $16,218.10	Facility	Global	$2,951.21	$8,128.31	$16,218.10
Cigna Setting Facility Modifier Global Typical Low $562.34 Median $1,202.26 Typical High $3,388.44	Facility	Global	$562.34	$1,202.26	$3,388.44
United Setting Facility Modifier Global Typical Low $954.99 Median $2,884.03 Typical High $6,760.83	Facility	Global	$954.99	$2,884.03	$6,760.83

What it costs in each state

The same service costs 9.3 times more in California than in Maryland. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Physician feeFacility fee

CA $9,537MD $1,029

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.