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Opening a Finger Joint to Drain or Clear It

Virginia rates for HCPCS 26080

One of the joints within a finger or thumb is opened through a small incision so it can be examined, drained of infected fluid, or cleared of a loose fragment or foreign object. It is used for a joint infection, for material driven in by an injury, or for debris that is blocking movement. Each joint treated is billed separately.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Opening a Finger Joint to Drain or Clear It cost?

$1,738

Typical facility fee. In Virginia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,738 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $501 to $5,370.

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 $1,905 · 10th to 90th $407 to $9,772Professionalmedian $525 · 10th to 90th $380 to $759
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,905professional $525

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
$549.54
Median
$5,248.07
Typical High
$9,772.37
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,090.30
Median
$3,981.07
Typical High
$4,466.84
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$776.25
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$562.34
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$912.01
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$758.58
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$3,388.44
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,737.80
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$5,754.40

Where Virginia sits

The same service costs 21.9 times more in California 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· 34th of 50

$1,738

CA $8,511WV $389

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.