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Opening a Small Joint in the Hand

Nebraska 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?

$7,079

Typical facility fee. In Nebraska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $7,079 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $3,236 to $10,965.

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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $7,762 · 10th to 90th $589 to $14,454Professionalmedian $759 · 10th to 90th $661 to $1,047
$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $7,762professional $759

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
$7,079.46
Median
$8,511.38
Typical High
$14,454.40
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,951.21
Median
$3,890.45
Typical High
$7,585.78
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,454.71
Median
$2,454.71
Typical High
$2,454.71
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$7,762.47
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$1,047.13
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,454.71
Median
$2,454.71
Typical High
$2,454.71
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$6,760.83

Where Nebraska 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.

Nebraska· 5th of 50

$7,079

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.