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Opening a Small Joint in the Hand

Washington 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?

$871

Typical facility fee. In Washington, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $871 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $525 to $7,943.

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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $871 · 10th to 90th $398 to $13,804
$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $871

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
$660.69
Median
$6,456.54
Typical High
$18,620.87
Asuris Northwest Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6,456.54
Median
$10,000.00
Typical High
$17,782.79
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$4,466.84
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$4,265.80
Pacific Source
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$676.08
Premera BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$977.24
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6,165.95
Median
$9,772.37
Typical High
$17,378.01
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$9,549.93
Typical High
$18,620.87

Where Washington 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.

Washington· 43rd of 50

$871

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.