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Opening a Small Joint in the Hand

New Mexico 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?

$2,884

Typical facility fee. In New Mexico, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,884 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $501 to $6,310.

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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,884 · 10th to 90th $380 to $8,913
$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0Kfacility $2,884

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
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$7,762.47
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,511.89
Median
$6,165.95
Typical High
$9,772.37
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$645.65
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$4,365.16
Typical High
$14,125.38

Where New Mexico sits

The same service costs 30.9 times more in Indiana than in West Virginia. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

New Mexico $2,884 · 30th of 50
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.