go back

Opening a Small Joint in the Hand

North Carolina 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?

$912

Typical facility fee. In North Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $912 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $427 to $4,467.

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 $933 · 10th to 90th $331 to $9,333Professionalmedian $501 · 10th to 90th $501 to $776
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $933professional $501

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
$331.13
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$10,471.29
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$2,818.38
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$776.25
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$724.44
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,584.89
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$7,079.46
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9,332.54
Median
$9,332.54
Typical High
$33,884.42

Where North Carolina 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.

North Carolina· 42nd of 50

$912

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.