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Opening a Small Joint in the Hand

Montana 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?

$589

Typical facility fee. In Montana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $589 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $537 to $631.

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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $589 · 10th to 90th $447 to $9,120
$500$2K$10K$50Kfacility $589

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
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$64,565.42
Median
$75,857.76
Typical High
$91,201.08
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$549.54
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$691.83
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$660.69
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$6,760.83

Where Montana sits

The same service costs 30.9 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.

Montana· 46th of 50

$589

IN $10,233WV $331

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.