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Opening a Small Joint in the Hand

South Dakota 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 October 2026.

How much does Opening a Small Joint in the Hand cost?

$1,579

Typical total for the visit. In South Dakota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,579 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $708 to the doctor who performs it, and $871 to the hospital or surgery center where it takes place. Done somewhere without a facility charge, you pay only the first.

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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$708$513 to $851
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$871$550 to $1,288

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $871 · 10th to 90th $490 to $1,995Professionalmedian $708 · 10th to 90th $347 to $933
$500$1K$2Kfacility $871professional $708

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). 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
None
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$4,365.16
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$346.74
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$2,137.96
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$1,023.29
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$1,202.26
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$3,630.78
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$758.58
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$2,238.72
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$741.31
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$676.08
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$1,698.24
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$933.25
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$851.14

Where South Dakota sits

The same service costs 5.4 times more in Colorado than in Montana. 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.

Physician feeFacility fee

South Dakota· 45th of 51

$1,579

$708 physician + $871 facility

CO $6,102MT $1,125

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.