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Opening a Small Joint in the Hand

Virginia 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?

$1,549

Typical facility fee. In Virginia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,549 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $417 to $5,495.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,549 · 10th to 90th $355 to $8,913Professionalmedian $447 · 10th to 90th $316 to $646
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,549professional $447

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
$371.54
Median
$3,890.45
Typical High
$9,772.37
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,888.44
Median
$6,760.83
Typical High
$7,413.10
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$776.25
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$478.63
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$776.25
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$660.69
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$3,388.44
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,737.80
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$6,025.60

Where Virginia 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.

Virginia· 40th of 50

$1,549

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.