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Opening a Small Joint in the Hand

South 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?

$5,012

Typical facility fee. In South Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $5,012 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $708 to $11,220.

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 $5,012 · 10th to 90th $389 to $20,417
$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $5,012

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
$389.05
Median
$12,022.64
Typical High
$22,908.68
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,737.80
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$7,244.36
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$2,570.40
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$724.44
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,819.70
Median
$6,309.57
Typical High
$12,302.69

Where South 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.

South Carolina· 13th of 50

$5,012

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.